Ecclesiastical Biography; or, Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with the History of Religion in England; from the Commencement Of
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1818 Excerpt: ... which always giveth in heed what to answer, helped him, or else (as hee confesseth himself) he bad never escaped their bloudy hands. Albeit What was his answer, he doth not there expresse. And thus hitherto you have heard declared the manifold troubles of this godly preacher in the time not only of his being in the university, but especially at his benefice, partly by his owne wordes above mentioned, and partly by his letters. In these so hard and dangerous straites, and such snares of the bishops, hard it had beene for him, and impossible to have escaped and continued so long, hadde not the Almightie helping hand of the highest, as hee stirred him up, so preserved him through the favour and power of his Prince: who with much favour embraced him, and with his meere power sometimes rescued and delivered him out of the crooked clawes of his enemies. Moreover, at length also, through the procurement, partly of Doctour Buttes, partly of good Cromwell, (whose storie ye heard before) hee advanced him to the degree and dignitie of a bishop, making him the bishop of Worcester8, which so continued a few yeares instructing his diocesse, according to the duety of a diligent and vigilant pastor, with wholesome doctrine, and example of perfect conversation duely agreeing to the same. It were a long matter to stand particularly upon such things as might here be brought to the commendation of his paines; as studie, readinesse and continuall carefulnesse in teaching, preaching, exhorting, visiting, correcting and reforming, either as his ab/Iity could serve, or else the time would Bishop of Worcester He was consecrated in the month Of September A. D. 1535. Le Neve"s Fasti, p. 298. beare. But the daies then were so dangerous and variable, that he could not in all things d...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153866361 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153866366 |
| Weight | 1.01 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 In |
| List Price | $23.37 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 310 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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