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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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1Whereunto she answered, that she believed therein so much as the holy scriptures taught her, and according to that she had heard preached unto her by divers learned men Whereof some suffered imprisonment, and other some suffered death for the same Doctrine. Amongest whom she named, beside other, Doctor Taylor, whom she said took it of his conscience, that the doctrine which he taught was true, and asked of them, if they would do so in like case for their doctrine, which if they would not, she desired them for Gods sake not to trouble her being a blind, poor, and unlearned woman, with any further talk, saying (by Gods assistance) that she was ready to yield up her life in that faith, in such sort as they should appoint.
1Whereunto she aunswered, that she beleued therein so much as the holye scriptures taught her, and according to that she had heard preached vnto her by diuers learned mē Whereof some suffered imprisonment, and other some suffered death for the same Doctrine. Amongest whome she named, beside other, Doctour Taylour, whome she sayde took it of hys conscience, that ye doctrine which he taught was true, and asked of them, if they would doe so in lyke case for their doctrine, whiche if they woulde not, she desired them for Gods sake not to trouble her being a blynde, poore, and vnlearned woman, wyth anye further talke, saying (by Gods assistaunce) that she was ready to yeld vpp her lyfe in that fayth, in suche sorte as they shoulde appoynt.
- 1The answer of Joan Waste to the Articles.The aunswere of Ioane Waste to the Articles.
And yet notwithstanding being Pressed by the said bishop and Doctor Draycot,1 with many arguments of Christs omnipotency, as, why was not Christ able as well to make the bread his body, as to turn water into wine, raise Lazarus from death, and such other like arguments: and many times being threatened with grievous imprisonments, torments, & death. The poor woman thus being, as it were, half astonied through their terrors & threats, and desirous (as it seemed) to prolong her life, offered unto the Bishop then present,