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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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But these and such like, I thank my heavenly father (which of his infinite mercy inspired me with his holy Ghost,1 for his sons sake my only Saviour and redeemer) prevailed not in me: but when I had by the wonderful permission of God, fallen into their hands, at the first sight of the Sheriff, nature a little abashed: yet ere ever I came to the prison, by the working of God & thorough his goodness fear departed. I said to the Sheriff at his coming unto me: What matter have you master Sheriff to charge me withal? He answered: you shall know when you come before the masters: and so taking me with him, I looked to have been brought before the masters,2 and to have heard what they could have burdened me withal: but contrary to my expectation, I was committed forthwith to the Jail, not being called to my answer, little justice being showed therein. But the less justice a man findeth at their hands, the more consolation in conscience shall he find from God: for whosoever is of the world, the world will love him.
But these and such lyke, I thanke my heauenly father (which of his infinite mercy inspired me with hys holye Ghost,1 for his sonnes sake my onely Sauiour and redeemer) preuailed not in me: but when I had by the wonderfull permission of God, fallen into their handes, at the first sight of the Shiriffe, nature a little abashed: yet ere euer I came to the prison, by the workyng of God & thorough his goodnes feare departed. I sayd to the Shiriffe at his comming vnto me: What matter haue you maister Sheriffe to charge me withall? He aunsweared: you shall knowe when you come before the maisters: and so taking me with him, I looked to haue bene broughte before the maisters,2 and to haue heard what they could haue burdened me withall: but contrary to my expectation, I was committed foorthwith to the Iaile, not being called to my aunswere, little iustice being shewed therein. But the lesse iustice a man finedeth at their hands, the more consolation in conscience shall he finde from God: for whosoeuer is of the world, the world will loue hym.
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