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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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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 he read daily a lecture to his family at the common prayer, beginning at the acts of the apostles, & so going throughout all the Epistles of S. Paul, giving to every man that could read a new Testament, hiring them besides with money to learn by hart certain principal Chapters, but especially the xiij. chapter of the Acts, reading also unto his household oftentimes the 101. Psalm, being marvellous careful over his family, that they might be a spectacle of all virtue & honesty to other. To be short, as he was godly & virtuous himself, so nothing but virtue and godliness reigned in his house, feeding them with the food of our saviour Jesus Christ.
The dinner done, which was not very long he vsed to sit an houre or therabouts talking or playing at the chests: That done, he returned to his study, & there would continue, except suiters or busines abroad were occasiō of the cō trary, vntill 5. of the clocke at night, & then would come to cōmon prayer, as in the forenoone: which being finished he went to supper, behauing himselfe there, as at his dinner before: After supper, recreating himselfe in playing at chestes the space of an houre,1 he would then returne againe to his studye: continuing there till 11. of the clocke at night, which was his cōmon houre to go to bed, then saying hys prayers vpō his knees as in ye morning when he rose. Being at his manor of Fulhā, as diuers times he vsed to be,2