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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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Fifthly, how is it to be thought, that any woman, going to such a sharp punishment of fire to be consumed, would let for any worldly shame, to rescue her own life from so bitter torment,1 at least so long as she might, beside the safeguard also of her child, if by any means she had known any remedy?
Fiftly, how is it to be thought, that any woman, going to suche a sharpe punishment of fire to bee consumed, would let for any worldly shame, to reschue her owne life from so bitter torment,1 at least so long as she might, beside the safegard also of her childe, if by any meanes she hadde knowne any remedy?
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Sixthly, for so much as M. Harding doth so heinously charge her with the wilful murdering of her own natural child:1 let all indifferent consciences this consider with themselves, what was the cause that moved her so willingly to recant as she did, but partly to save her own life, and especially the poor innocent? Whereby it is manifest to be understanded, what a motherly affection she had to save her infant, if the fathers of the spirituality had not been so cruel, against all order of law to cast both her and her child away, all this her said recantation not withstanding.
Sixtly, for so much as M. Harding doth so haynouslye charge her with the wilfull murdering of her owne naturall childe:1 let all indifferente consciences thys consider with themselues, what was the cause that moued her so willinglye to recant as shee did, but partly to saue her owne life, and especially the poore innocent? Whereby it is manifest to be vnderstanded, what a motherly affection she had to saue her infant, if the fathers of the spiritualtie had not bene so cruell, agaynst all order of law to cast both her and her childe away, all this her sayd recantation not withstanding.