A67927:7995
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 this Church or congregation were sometime xl. sometimes an hundred, sometimes two hundred, sometimes mo, and sometimes less. About the latter time of Queen Mary, it greatly increased. From the first beginning, which was about the first entry of Queen Mary's reign, they had divers ministers, first M. Scamler, then Thom. Fowle, after him M. Rough,1 then M. Augustine Bernher, and last M. Bentham. Concerning the deliverance of which M. Bentham (being now B. of Coventry and Lichfield) Gods mighty providence most notably is to be considered. For how is it possible by mans estimation, for the said M. Bentham to have escaped, had not the present power of the Lord, passing all mens expectation, been prest and ready to help his servant in such a strait. The story and case is this.
In this Church or congregation were sometyme xl. sometymes an hundred, sometimes two hundred, sometymes mo, and sometymes lesse. About the latter tyme of Queene Mary, it greatly increased. From the first beginnyng, which was about the first entry of Queen Maries reigne, they had diuers ministers, first M. Scamler, then Thom. Fowle, after him M. Rough,1 then M. Augustine Bernher, and last M. Bentham. Concerning the deliuerance of which M. Bentham (beyng now B. of Couentry and Lichfield) Gods mighty prouidence most notably is to be considered. For how is it possible by mans estimation, for the sayd M. Bentham to haue escaped, had not the present power of the Lord, passing all mens expectation, bene prest and redy to helpe his seruaunt in such a straite. The story and case is this.
- 1The Ministers of this congregation.
At what time the vij. last burned in Smithfield,1 mentioned in this book before, pag. 2039. were condemned & brought to the stake to suffer, came down in the name of the king and Queen a proclamation, being twice pronounced openly to the people, first at Newgate,