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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 I came into prison, & had reposed my self there a while,1 I wept for joy and gladness my belly full, musing much of the great mercies of God, and (as it were) saying to my self after this sort: O Lord who am I, on whom thou shouldest bestow thus thy great mercy, to be numbered among the Saints that suffer for thy Gospels sake? And so beholding and considering on the one side my imperfection,2 unablenesse, sinful misery, and unworthiness, and on the other side the greatness of Gods mercy, to be called to so high promotion, I was, as it were amazed and overcome for a while with joy and gladness, concluding thus with my self in my heart: O Lord thou showest power in weakness, wisdom in foolishness, mercy in sinfulness: who shall let thee to choose where & whom thou wilt. As I have zealously loved the confession of thy word, so ever thought I my self to be most unworthy to be partaker of the affliction for the same.
After I came into prisone, & had reposed my selfe there a while,1 I wept for ioy and gladnes my belly full, musing muche of the great mercies of God, and (as it were) saying to my selfe after this sort: O Lorde who am I, on whome thou shouldest bestowe thus thy great mercye, to be numbred among the Saintes that suffer for thy Gospels sake? And so beholding and considering on the one side my imperfection,2 vnablenesse, sinnefull misery, and vnwoorthinesse, and on the other side the greatnesse of Gods mercye, to be called to so high promotion, I was, as it were amazed and ouercome for a while with ioy and gladnesse, concluding thus with my selfe in my heart: O Lord thou shewest power in weakenesse, wisedome in foolishnesse, mercy in sinfulnes: who shall let thee to choose where & whom thou wilt. As I haue zealously loued the confession of thy woord, so euer thought I my selfe to be most vnworthy to be partaker of the affliction for the same.
- 1Gods mighty consolation. upon Rob. Glover in prison.Gods mighty consolation. vpon Rob. Glouer in prison.