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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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whereby the matter was brought to the common Council▪ and so to the whole body of the City, by whom with an uniform consent, it was committed to be drawn, ordered, and devised by a certain number of the most witty Citizens and politic, endued also with godliness, & with ready hearts to set forward such a noble act, as could be chosen in all the whole City, and they like true and faithful Ministers▪ both to their City & their Master Christ, so ordered, devised, and brought forth the matter, that thousands of silly poor members of Christ, which else for extreme hunger and misery should have famished and perished, shall be relieved, holpen and brought up, and shall have cause to bless the Aldermen of that time, the common Council & the whole body of the City, but specially thee O Dobbes, and those chosen men, by whom this honourable work of God was begun and wrought, and that so long throughout all ages, as the godly work shall endure: which I pray almighty God may or ever unto the worlds end. Amen.
whereby the matter was broughte to the common Counsell▪ and so to the whole body of the City, by whome with an vniforme consent, it was committed to be drawn, ordered, and deuised by a certayne nūber of the most witty Citizēs and politique, endued also with godlynes, & with ready hartes to set forward such a noble acte, as coulde bee chosen in all the whole City, and they like true and faythfull Ministers▪ both to theyr City & theyr Mayster Christ, so ordered, deuised, and brought forth the matter, that thousands of sely poore mēbers of Christ, which els for extreme hunger and miserye shoulde haue famished and perished, shalbe relieued, holpē and brought vp, and shal haue cause to blesse the Aldermen of that time, the cōmon Councell & the whole body of the City, but specially thee O Dobbes, and those chosen men, by whome this honorable worke of God was begon and wroughte, and that so long throughout all ages, as ye godly worke shall endure: which I pray almighty God may or euer vnto the worldes end. Amen.