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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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Redman, the which for the worthiness and excellency of them, ought to stick longer in our minds unwritten, then many things that are penned and put in print, but also by the great assembly of all the degrees of the University the same day, in bringing him to his grave, and the next day after by the industry of every man that was endued with any knowledge in the Greek or Latin tongs: of the which, there was no man but set up some Verses as witnesses of his just and unfeigned sorrow, upon the walls of the Church: that neither at that time any reverence or duty which is due to the dead departing out of this life, was then overslipped, or now remaineth undone that may seem to pertain either to the celebrating of the memorial of so holy or famous a person, or to the consecrating of him to everlasting memory. We at that time saw with our eyes this University flourishing by his institutions, the love of sincere religion, not only engendered, but also confirmed and strengthened through his continual and daily preaching. In so much that at such time as he was suddenly taken from us, there was scarce any man that for sorrow could find in his hart to bear with the present state of this life, but that either he wished with all his hart to depart out of this life with Bucer into another, & by dying to follow him into immortality, or else endeavoured himself with weeping and sighing to call him again, being dispatched of all troubles into the prison of this body, out of the which he is escaped, lest he should leave us as it were standing in battle ray without a Captain, and he himself as one cashed, depart with his wages, or as one discharged out of the Camp, withdraw himself to the everlasting quietness and tranquillity of the soul. Therefore all men evidently declared at that time, both how sore they took his death to hart, and also, how hardly they could away with the misture of such a man. As long as the ardent love of his religion (wherewith we were inflamed) flourished, it wrought in our hearts an incredible desire of his presence among us.
Redman, the which for the worthinesse and excellencie of thē, ought to stick longer in our mynds vnwrittē, then many things that are penned and put in print, but also by the great assembly of all the degrees of the Uniuersitie the same daye, in bringyng hym to his graue, and the nexte day after by the industry of euery man that was endued wt any knowledge in the Greeke or Latine tongs: of the which, there was no man but set vp some Uerses as witnesses of hys iust and vnfeined sorrow, vpon the wals of the Churche: that neither at that tyme any reuerence or duety which is due to the dead departyng out of this lyfe, was then ouerslipped, or now remayneth vndone that may seeme to pertaine either to the celebratyng of the memoriall of so holy or famous a person, or to the consecrating of hym to euerlastyng memory. We at that tyme saw with our eyes this Uniuersitie flourishyng by his institutions, the loue of sincere religion, not onely engendred, but also confirmed and strenghthened through his continuall and daily preachyng. In so much that at such tyme as hee was sodainly taken from vs, there was scarse any man that for sorrow could find in his hart to beare with the present state of this life, but yt either he wished with al his hart to depart out of this lyfe wt Bucer into another, & by dieng to follow hym into immortality, or els endeuoured hymselfe with weepyng and sighyng to call hym agayne, beyng dispatched of all troubles into the prison of this body, out of ye whiche he is escaped, lest he shuld leaue vs as it were standyng in battaile ray without a Captayne, and he hymselfe as one casshed, depart with hys wages, or as one discharged out of the Campe, withdraw hymselfe to the euerlasting quietnesse and tranquillitie of the soule. Therefore all men euidently declared at that tyme, both how sore they tooke hys death to hart, and also, how hardly they could away with the misture of such a man. As long as the ardēt loue of his religion (wherewyth we were inflamed) florished, it wrought in our hartes an incredible desire of hys presence among vs.