A67927:5635
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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At her first coming into this place, she did grievously bewail with great sorrow & lamentation, and reasoned with her self: why her Lord God did with his so heavy justice suffer her to be sequestered from her loving fellows into so extreme misery.
At her first comming into this place, she did greuously bewaile with great sorrowe & lamentation, and reasoned with her selfe: why her Lorde God did with his so heauy iustice suffer her to be sequestred from her louing fellowes into so extreeme miserie.
In these dolorous mournings did she continue till on a night as she was in her sorrowful supplications in rehearsing this verse of the Psalm:1 Why art thou so heavy O my soul? And again: The right hand of the most highest can change all: she received comfort in the middest of her miseries: And after that continued very joyful until her delivery from the same.
In these dolorous mournings did shee continue til on a night as shee was in her sorrowful supplications in rehearsing thys verse of the Psalme:1 Why arte thou so heauie O my soule? And againe: The right hande of the most highest can chaunge all: shee receiued comforte in the middest of her miseries: And after that continued very ioyfull vntill her deliuerie from the same.
- 1Alice Benden receiveth comfort of the Lord in the middest of her miseries.Alice Benden receaueth comfort of the Lord in the middest of her miseryes.