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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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*A letter or supplication of the prisoners to the Judges.
*A letter or supplication of the prisoners to the Iudges.
TO the right honourable audience before whom these our simple writings and the confession of our faith shall come to be read or seen, we poor prisoners being fast in bands upon the trial of our faith,1 which we offer to be tried by the scriptures, pray most heartily, that forasmuch as God hath given you power, and strength over us, as concerning our bodies, under whom we submit our selves as obedient subjects in all things due, ye being officers and rulers of the people, may execute true judgement, keep the laws of righteousness, govern the people according to right, and to hear the poor and helpless in truth, and to defend their cause.
TO the right honourable audience before whome these oure simple writinges and the confession of our fayth shall come to be read or seene, we poore prisoners being fast in bandes vpon the tryall of our faythe,1 whiche wee offer to bee tryed by the scriptures, pray most hartily, that for asmuch as God hath geuen you power, and strength ouer vs, as concerning our bodyes, vnder whom we submit our selues as obedient subiects in al things due, ye being officers and rulers of the people, may execute true iudgement, keepe the lawes of righteousnesse, gouerne the people according to right, and to heare the poore and helplesse in truth, and to defend their cause.
- 1A letter or […] of the prisoners to the Judges.