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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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He using all kinds of ways to mortify himself, was given to much prayer and contemplation: For duly every morning, so soon as his apparel was done upon him, he went forthwith to his bed chamber, and there upon his knees prayed the space of half an hour: which being don, immediately he went to his study (if there came no other business to interrupt him) where he continued till ten of the clock, and then came to common prayer, daily used in his house. The prayers being done, he went to dinner, where he used little talk except otherwise occasion by some had been ministered, and then was it sober, discreet, and wise, & sometime merry, as cause required.
He vsing all kindes of wayes to mortify himselfe, was geuen to much praier and contemplation: For duely euery morning, so soone as his apparell was done vpon him, he went forthwith to his bedde chamber, and there vpon hys knees prayed the space of halfe an houre: which being don, immediately he went to his studye (if there came no other busines to interrupt him) where he continued till ten of ye clocke, and then came to common prayer, dayly vsed in his house. The prayers being done, he went to dynner, where he vsed litle talke except otherwise occasion by some hadde bene ministred, and then was it sober, discreet, and wise, & sometime mery, as cause required.
The dinner done, which was not very long he used to sit an hour or thereabouts talking or playing at the chests: That done, he returned to his study, & there would continue, except suitors or business abroad were occasion of the contrary, until 5. of the clock at night, & then would come to common prayer, as in the forenoon: which being finished he went to supper, behaving himself there, as at his dinner before: After supper, recreating himself in playing at chests the space of an hour,1 he would then return again to his study: continuing there till 11. of the clock at night, which was his common hour to go to bed, then saying his prayers upon his knees as in the morning when he rose. Being at his manor of Fulham, as divers times he used to be,2