A67927:5839
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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Woodman. No surely, but it was so reported. I was at a Fair in deed. Whilst I was in prison, I had leave of the Counsel to go home to pay my debts, and then I went to a Fair to sell cattail, and there met with me divers poor men that I had set a work, and of love asked me how I did, and how I could away with imprisonment. And I showed them how GOD had dealt with me, and how he would deal with all them that put their trust in him:1 and this they called preaching. And since that it hath been reported that I have baptised children, and married folks, the which I never did: for I was never Minister. Wherefore if I had so done, I had done contrary to the order of the Apostles, as God forbid I should.
Woodman. No surely, but it was so reported. I was at a Fayre in deede. Whilest I was in prison, I had leaue of the Counsaile to goe home to pay my debtes, and then I went to a Faire to sell cattayle, and there mette with mee diuers poore men that I had set a worke, and of loue asked me howe I dyd, and how I coulde away with imprisonment. And I shewed them howe GOD had delte with mee, and howe he woulde deale with all them that putte their trust in hym:1 and this they called preachyng. And since that it hath bene reported that I haue baptised children, and maried folkes, the which I neuer dyd: for I was neuer Minister. Wherefore if I had so done, I had done contrary to the order of the Apostles, as God forbid I should.
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Chich. I am well apaid, if you be faultless in those things, for I have heard say the contrary.