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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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Except the Lord help me ye say. Truth it is. For with out me (saith he) ye can do nothing much less suffer death of our adversaries,1 through the bloody law now prepared against us. But it followeth, if ye abide in me, and my word abide in you, ask what ye will, and it shall be done for you. What can be more comfortable? Sir, you make answer your self so well that I cannot better it. Sir, I begin now to smell what you mean by travelling thus with me, you use me as Bilney did once when he converted me? pretending as though he would be taught of me, he sought ways and means to teach me, and so do you. I thank you therefore most heartily. For in deed you minister armour unto me, whereas I was unarmed before and unprovided, saving that I give my self to prayer for my refuge.
Except the Lord helpe me ye say. Truth it is. For with out me (sayth he) ye can do nothing much lesse suffer death of our aduersaryes,1 through the bloudy lawe now prepared agaynst vs. But it foloweth, if ye abide in me, and my woorde abide in you, aske what yee will, and it shall bee done for you. What canne be more comfortable? Syr, you make aunswere your selfe so well that I cannot beter it. Syr, I beginne now to smell what you meane by trauelling thus with me, you vse me as Bilney dyd once when he conuerted me? pretēding as though he would be taught of me, he sought wayes and meanes to teach me, and so do you. I thanke you therefore most hartely. For in deed you minister armour vnto me, whereas I was vnarmed before and vnprouided, sauing that I geue my selfe to prayer for my refuge.