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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 so he parted from me, saying, I needed not to fear if I would be of his belief, God open his eyes if it be his will, and give him grace to believe this, which he and all of his inclination, shall find (I fear) to true for their parts: that is, that all they which cruelly, maliciously, and spitefully persecute, molest and afflict the members of Christ for their conscience sake, and for the true testimony of Christs word, and cause them most unjustly to be slain and murdered: without speedy repentance, shall dwell with the devil and his angels in the fiery lake everlastingly, where they shall wish and desire, cry and call, but in vain (as their right companion Epulo did) to be refreshed of them,1 whom in this world they contemned, despised, disdained, as slaves, misers, and wretches.
And so he parted frō me, saying, I needed not to feare if I would be of his beliefe, God open his eyes if it be hys will, and geue him grace to beleue this, which he and all of his inclination, shall finde (I feare) to true for their parts: that is, that all they whiche cruelly, maliciously, and spitefully persecute, molest and afflicte the members of Christe for their cōscience sake, and for the true testimonie of Christes worde, and cause them moste vniustly to be slayne and murthered: without spedy repentance, shall dwel with the deuil and his angels in the fiery lake euerlastingly, where they shall wish and desire, crie and call, but in vayne (as their right companion Epulo did) to be refreshed of them,1 whome in this world they contemned, despised, disdained, as slaues, misers, and wretches.
- 1Luke. 16.
When I came before the bishop in one Denton's house, he began with this protestation, that he was my Bishop for lack of a better, and willed me to submit my self.