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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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Secondly, how knoweth M.H. to the contrary, but that she was known in the town to be with child,1 and went boldly abroad without note of any shame, before the time she came in trouble? Which being true, shame then could be no cause, why she should conceal her child more now after her condemnation, then she did before she was condemned.
Secondly, how knoweth M.H. to the contrarye, but that she was knowne in the towne to be with childe,1 and went boldly abroad without note of any shame, before ye time she came in trouble? Whiche being true, shame then could be no cause, why she should conceale her child more now after her condemnation, then she did before she was condemned.
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1Thirdly, admit the case it was not known before, what advantage thereby should rise to her, being now appointed to dye, by concealing her being with child. She should have eschewed (saith M.H.) the public shame and obloquy of the world, in that none should have known her to be with child. First, what shame was it for a married wife to be noted to be with child? Again, what gain had that been to her, to avoid the shame and fame of the world, which had not to live in the world, being now condemned to dye?
1Thirdly, admitte the case it was not knowne before, what aduauntage thereby should ryse to her, beyng nowe appoynted to dye, by concealing her being with childe. She should haue eschued (sayth M.H.) the publike shame and obloquie of the worlde, in that none should haue knowen her to be with childe. First, what shame was it for a maryed wife to be noted to be with childe? Agayne, what gayne had that bene to her, to auoyde the shame and fame of the world, which hadde not to liue in the worlde, being now condemned to dye?