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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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Blessed be God, we three at the writing hereof, were in good health, and (in God) of good cheer. We have looked long ago to have been dispatched,1 for we were all three on one day within a day or two of our disputations, of D. Weston being the head Commissioner, condemned for heretics, and since that time we remain as we were of him left. The Lords will be fulfilled in us, as I do not doubt, but by his grace it shall be to his glory, and our endless salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Blessed be God, we three at the writing hereof, were in good health, and (in God) of good cheare. We haue looked long agoe to haue bene dispatched,1 for we were all three on one day within a day or two of our disputations, of D. Weston being the head Commissioner, condemned for heretikes, and since that tyme we remayne as we were of hym left. The Lordes will be fulfilled in vs, as I do not doubt, but by his grace it shal be to his glory, and our endles saluation through Iesus Christ our Lord.
- 1D. Weston condemner of Canter. Ridley, and Latimer.
Likewise the Lord hitherto hath preserved above all our expectation, our dear brother, and in Christs cause a strong Champion John Bradford.1 He is likewise condemned, and is already delivered to the secular power, and writs (as we have heard say) given out for his execution, and called in again. Thus the Lord, so long as his blessed pleasure is, preserveth whom he listeth, notwithstanding the wonderful raging of the world. Many (as we hear say) have suffered valiantly, confessing Christs truth, and nothing yielding to the adversary, yea not for the fear or pains of death.
Likewise the Lord hitherto hath preserued aboue all our expectation, our deare brother, and in Christes cause a strong Champion Iohn Bradford.