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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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And as touching this foresaid John Glover (who through his manifold afflictions, seemed to have a deeper taste and contemplation of spiritual things, joined with mortification from all worldly ears more then the other had) although sufficient relation be made before in our first edition to be seen, yet as concerning his spiritual conflicts, and the Lords gracious working in him, because the consideration thereof,1 is both worthy of memory, and the example may work experience peradventure to the comfort of the godly, it shall not be hurtful to rehearse some part of the same. So it pleased God to lay his heavy hand of inward afflictions and grievous passions upon this man that though he suffered not the pains of the outward fire, as his brother and other Martyrs did: yet if we consider what inwardly in spirit and mind this man felt & suffered,2 and that of so long time, he may well be counted with his brother Rob. for a Martyr, being no less desirous with him of the same Martyrdom: yea, & in comparison may seem to be chronicled for a double Martyr.
And as touchyng this foresayde Iohn Glouer (who through his manifold afflictions, seemed to haue a deeper taste and contemplation of spirituall thyngs, ioyned with mortification from all worldly eares more then the other had) although sufficient relatiō be made before in our first edition to be seene, yet as concernyng his spirituall conflicts, and the Lordes gracious workyng in hym, because the consideration thereof,1 is both worthy of memory, and the example may worke experience peraduenture to the comfort of the godly, it shal not be hurtful to reherse some part of the same. So it pleased God to lay his heauy hand of inward afflictions and greuous passions vpon this mā that though he suffred not the paynes of the outward fire, as his brother and other Martyrs did: yet if we consider what inwardly in spirit and mynd this man felt & suffred,2 and that of so long tyme, he may well be counted with his brother Rob. for a Martyr, beyng no lesse desirous wt hym of the same Martyrdome: yea, & in comparison may seme to be chronicled for a double Martyr.