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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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When I saw that, I knew it was Gods doing to set me at liberty once again.1 Yet I was compelled to speak to them, and said: If you have a warrant, I desire you for Gods sake to show it me, and I will go with you, with all my hart: if not, I desire you to depart in Gods peace and the kings: for surely I will not go with you without the order of the law: for I have been too simple in such things already. For before I was sent to prison first, I went to the Justices to two Sessions, without any warrant or commandment, but had word by one of their men, & I went gently to them, & they sent me to prison, and kept me there almost a year and three quarters, without all right or equity, as it is openly known, not hearing my cause justly debated. And it seemeth to me that I should be thus evil handled, and therefore I will not go to none of them all henceforth without the extremity of the law.
When I saw that, I knew it was Gods doyng to set me at liberty once againe.1 Yet I was compelled to speake to them, and said: If you haue a warrant, I desire you for Gods sake to shew it me, and I wil go with you, with all my hart: if not, I desire you to depart in Gods peace and the kings: for surely I will not go with you without the order of the law: for I haue bene too simple in such things already. For before I was sent to prison first, I went to the Iustices to two Sessions, without any warrant or cō mandement, but had word by one of their men, & I went gently to them, & they sent me to prison, and kept me there almost a yere and thre quarters, without all right or equitie, as it is openly known, not hearing my cause iustly debated. And it semeth to me that I should be thus euil hādled, and therefore I will not go to none of them all henceforth without the extremitie of the law.
- 1Gods great work, how the persecutors which came to take Woodman, went away without him.Gods great worke, how the persecutors which came to take Woodman, went away without him.