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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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Besides all this, wise he was of counsel, deep of wit, and very politic in all his doings. How merciful & careful he was to reduce the obstinate papists from their erroneous opinions, & by gentleness to win them to the truth, his gentle ordering and courteous handling of Doc. Heath late Archbishop of York being prisoner with him in king Edwards time in his house one year, sufficiently declareth. In fine, he was such a Prelate, and in all points so good, godly, & ghostly a man, that England may justly •ue the love of so worthy a treasure. And thus hitherto concerning these public matters.
Besides all this, wise he was of counsell, deepe of wit, and very politicke in all his doings. How mercifull & carefull he was to reduce the obstinate papistes frō their erroneous opinions, & by gentlenes to win them to the truth, his gentle order•ng and curteous handling of Doc. Heath late Archbishop of Yorke being prisoner with him in king Edwardes time in his house one yeare, sufficiently declareth. In fine, he was suche a Prelate, and in all poyntes so good, godly, & ghostly a man, that England may iustly •ue the loue of so worthy a treasure. And thus hitherto concerning these publicke matters.
Now will I speak something further particularly of his person & conditions.1 He was a man right comely & well proportioned in all points, both in complexion & lineaments of the body. He took all things in good part, bearing no malice nor rancour in his hart, but straight ways forgetting all injuries & offences done against him. He was very kind & natural to his kinsfolk, and yet not bearing with them any thing otherwise than right would require, giving them always for a general rule, yea to his own brother & sister, that they doing evil, should seek or look for nothing at his hand, but should be as strangers and aliens unto him, and they to be his brother or sister, which used honesty, and a godly trade of life.