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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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Well beloved in Christ our saviour, we all with one hart wish to you,1 with all those that love God in deed and truth, grace, and health, and especially to our dearly beloved companions which are in Christs cause, and the cause both of their brethren and of their own salvation, to put their neck willingly under the yoke of Christs cross. How joyful it was to us to hear the report of Doctor Taylor and of his godly confession. &c. I ensure you, it is hard for me to express.
WEll beloued in Christ our sauiour, we all with one hart wish to you,1 with all those yt loue God in deede and truth, grace, and health, and especially to oure dearely beloued companions which are in Christes cause, and the cause both of theyr brethren and of theyr own saluation, to put their neck willingly vnder the yoke of Christes crosse. How ioyfull it was to vs to heare the reporte of Doctour Taylour and of hys godly confession. &c. I ensure you, it is hard for me to expresse.
- 1A letter of Bishop Ridley to Master Bradford and others.A letter of Byshop Ridley to Maister Bradford and others.
Blessed be God, which was and is the giver of that, and of all godly strength and stomach in the time of adversity. As for the rumours that have or do go abroad,1 either of our relenting or massing, we trust that they which know God and their duty towards their brethren in Christ, will not be too light of credence. For it is not the slanderers evil tongue, but a mans evil deed that can with God defile a man: and therefore with Gods grace, ye shall never have other cause to do otherwise then ye say ye do, that is not to doubt, but that we will, by Gods grace, continue, &c. Like rumour as ye have heard of our coming to London, hath been here spread of the coming of certain learned men, prisoners, hither from London: but as yet we know no certainty whether of these rumours is, or shall be more true. Know you that we have you in our daily remembrance, and wish you and all the rest of our foresaid companions, well in Christ.