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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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Bish. The Bishop said, he hath spoken the truth, & that I would not believe him.
Bish. The Bishop sayd, he hath spoken the truthe, & that I would not beleeue him.
Auns. I said, if he did not now speak the truth, I was sure he had spoken the truth, for he had preached before, doctrine clean contrary unto this. Then were the rest of my articles read: which I answered, and in every article, we had up this breaden god. And they sent for a candle light, & I thought they would have condemned me, but God would not suffer their cruel hearts to have their pleasure at that time: blessed he his name for evermore. Amen.
Auns. I sayde, if he did not nowe speake the truthe, I was sure he had spoken the truthe, for hee had preached before, doctrine cleane contrary vnto this. Then were the rest of my articles read: which I aunswered, and in euery article, we had vp this breaden god. And they sent for a candle light, & I thought they woulde haue condemned me, but God would not suffer their cruel hearts to haue theyr pleasure at that time: blessed he hys name for euermore. Amen.
Arch. Then the Archdeacon was angry, & began to chide with me, because I would not desire a day of the bishop, and said: I was a naughty stubborn fellow, and said, it had been my duty to have desired him to have been good to me, that I might have a day.
Arch. Then the Archdeacon was angry, & began to chide with me, because I woulde not desire a day of the byshop, and said: I was a noughty stubberne felowe, and sayde, it had bene my duety to haue desired him to haue bene good to me, that I might haue a day.