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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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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.1 He is likewyse condemned, and is already deliuered to the secular power, and writtes (as we haue heard say) geuen out for his execution, and called in agayne. Thus the Lord, so long as his blessed pleasure is, preserueth whom he listeth, notwithstanding the wonderfull raging of the world. Many (as we heare say) haue suffered valiauntly, confessyng Christes truth, and nothyng yeeldyng to the aduersary, yea not for the feare or paynes of death.
- 1Writs for the burning of John Bradford called in again.Writtes for the burning of Iohn Bradford called in agayne.
The names of them which I knew,1 and have now suffered, are these, Farrar the Bishop of S. Davids, Hooper the Bishop of Worcester, Rogers tuus olim comprebendarius. D. Tailor of Hadley, M. Sanders, and one Tomkins a weaver, and now this last day M. Cardmaker, with an other, were burnt in Smithfield at London, and many other in Essex and Kent, whose names are written in the book of life, whom yet I do not know.