A67927:4864
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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Thus as this Spiritual father was commending his carnal child, and rather preferring him to hell fire, than unto the sincere word and commandments of GOD, it chanced amongest many others in the chamber, was one of the portmen of the same town named Smart, an earnest member of their Romish law, doing of a very conscience that he did,1 who after the death of Queen Mary lived not many years, but rendered his life in godly repentance, protesting that if God should suffer him to live, he would never be the man he had been before, what laws so ever should come again: so that before the time of his sickness he frequenting earnestly the Sermons in the same Town by divers godly learned, would weep as it had been a child, being notwithstanding of courage as stout a man as any was in Ipswich. Such is the marvellous mercy of God, in calling to his kingdom, whom, & when he pleaseth.
Thus as this Spirituall father was commending his carnall child, and rather preferring him to hell fire, thē vnto the sincere word and commaundementes of GOD, it chaunced amongest many others in the chamber, was one of the portmen of the same towne named Smart, an earnest member of theyr Romish law, doing of a very conscience that he did,1 who after the death of Queene Mary lyued not many yeares, but rendred his life in godly repentaunce, protesting that if God should suffer him to liue, he woulde neuer be the man he had bene before, what lawes so euer should come agayne: so that before the time of hys sicknes he frequenting earnestly the Sermons in the same Towne by diuers godly learned, woulde weepe as it had bene a childe, being notwithstanding of courage as stout a manne as any was in Ipswich. Such is the maruellous mercy of God, in calling to his kingdome, whom, & when he pleaseth.
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