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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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After this in the persecuting days of Queen Mary, as soon as the B. of Coventry heard the fame of this John aforesaid being so ardent and zealous in the Gospel of Christ, eftsoons he wrote his letter to the Major and Officers of Coventry to apprehend him as soon as might be. But it chanced otherwise by Gods holy providence, disposing all things after his own secret pleasure, who seeing his old and trusty servant so many years with so extreme and many torments broken and dried up, would in no wise heap too many sorrows upon one poor silly wretch: neither would commit him to the flames of fire, who had been already baked and scorched with the sharp fires of inward affliction, and had sustained so many burning darts and conflicts of Satan so many years. God therefore of his divine providence thinking it too much that one man should be so much overcharged with so many plagues and torments, did graciously provide, that Robert his brother being both stronger of body, and also better furnished with helps of learning to answer the adversaries (being a Master of Art in Cambridge) should sustain that conflict, and even so it came to pass, as ye shall hear.
After this in the persecuting dayes of Queene Mary, as soone as the B. of Couentry heard ye fame of this Iohn aforesayde beyng so ardent and zealous in the Gospell of Christ, eftsoones he wrote his letter to the Maior and Officers of Couentry to apprehend hym as soone as myght be. But it chaunced otherwyse by Gods holy prouidence, disposing all thyngs after hys owne secret pleasure, who seyng his old and trusty seruaunt so many yeares with so extreme and many torments broken and dried vp, would in no wyse heape too many sorrowes vpon one poore sillie wretch: neyther would commit hym to the flames of fire, who had bene already baked and scorched with the sharpe fires of inward affliction, and had sustained so many burnyng dartes and conflictes of Sathan so many yeares. God therefore of hys diuine prouidence thinkyng it too much that one man should be so much ouercharged wyth so many plagues and tormentes, did graciously prouide, that Robert his brother beyng both stronger of body, and also better furnished with helpes of learnyng to aunswer the aduersaries (beyng a Maister of Arte in Cambridge) should sustaine that conflict, and euen so it came to passe, as ye shall heare.