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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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The burning of Steven Harwood, and Thomas Fust, martyred for the testimony of the Gospel.
The burning of Steuen Harwood, and Thomas Fust, martyred for the testimonie of the Gospel.
About this time died also (by cruel fire) these two martyrs of God,1 that is to say, Steven Harwood, at Stratford, and Thomas Fust, at Ware. Which both two, as they were about one time burned with the fore mentioned Robert Smith and George Tankerfield, although in sundry places: so were they also examined and openly condemned togethers with them. Their process because it was joined all in one with the process of Robert Smith & other of the said company above mentioned, I thought it superfluous again to repeat the same: save that of Thomas Fust this is to be added, that where as he in his last appearing the 12. of July, was moved by the Bishop to revoke his opinion,2 thus he answered: No (said he) my Lord, for there is no truth cometh out of your mouth, but all lies. Ye condemn men, and will not hear the truth. Where can ye find any anointing or greasing in Gods book? I speak nothing but the truth, and I am certain that it is the truth that I speak. This answer of him only I find noted by the Register: although how slenderly these Registrars have dealt in uttering such matters, that is, in omitting those things which most worthy were to be known,3 by their doings it is easy to be seen. But to be short, after their answers made, both he & Thomas Fust were for their faithful perseverance condemned together by the Bishop in his accustomed pity, as heretics to be burned, and so (as before the have heard) finished they their martyrdom, the one at Stratford, and the other at Ware, in the month of August and year abovesayd.