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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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In which calling and offices he so travelled and occupied him self by preaching and teaching the true and wholesome doctrine of Christ, that never good child was more singularly loved of his dear parents, then he of his flock and Diocese. Every holy day and Sunday he lightly preached in some one place or other, except he were other wise letted by weighty affairs and business: to whose sermons the people resorted, swarming about him like bees, and coveting the sweet flowers and wholesome joyce of the fruitful doctrine, which he did not only preach, but showed the same by his life, as a glittering lantern to the eyes and senses of the blind, in such pure order and chastity of life (declining from evil desires and concupiscences) that even his very enemies could not reprove him in any […] jot thereof.
In which calling and offices he so trauelled and occupyed hym selfe by preachinge and teachinge the true and wholesome doctrine of Christ, that neuer good childe was more singularly loued of his deare parents, then he of his flocke and Dioces. Euery holy day and Sonday he lightly preached in some one place or other, except he wer other wise letted by weighty affayres and busines: to whose sermons the people resorted, swarming about him like bees, and coueting the sweete flowers and wholesome ioyce of the fruitfull doctrine, whiche he did not onely preach, but shewed the same by his life, as a glittering lanterne to the eyes and sences of the blinde, in such pure order and chastity of life (declining from euil desires and concupiscences) that euen his very enemies could not reproue him in anye 〈…〉 iote thereof.
Besides this, he was passingly well learned, his memory was great,1 and he of such reading withal, that of right he deserved to be comparable to the best of this our age, as can testify as well divers his notable works, pithy sermons, and sundry his disputations in both the Universities, as also his very adversaries, all which will say no less themselves.
Besides this, he was passingly well learned, his memorye was greate,