Certain most godly, fruitful, and comfortable letters of such true saintes and holy martyrs of God, as in the late bloodye persecution here within this realme, gaue their lyues for the defence of Christes holy gospel written in the tyme of their affliction and cruell imprysonment.
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Certain most godly, fruitful, and comfortable letters of such true saintes and holy martyrs of God, as in the late bloodye persecution here within this realme, gaue their lyues for the defence of Christes holy gospel written in the tyme of their affliction and cruell imprysonment.
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Imprinted at London :: By Iohn Day, dwelling ouer Aldersgate, beneath Saint Martines,
1564.
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Christian martyrs -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Church history -- 16th century -- Sources.
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"Certain most godly, fruitful, and comfortable letters of such true saintes and holy martyrs of God, as in the late bloodye persecution here within this realme, gaue their lyues for the defence of Christes holy gospel written in the tyme of their affliction and cruell imprysonment." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19465.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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To my beloued in the Lord. VV. P.
GRrace and peace frō God the Father through our Lord Iesus Christ, Amen.
Deare brother, god most iustly hath caste me now into a dungeon but much better then I deserue: wherin I see no mā but my keper, nor can see any except they come to me. Som∣thing in ye earth my lodging is: which is an exāple & memo∣rial of my earthly affectiōs (which god I trust wil mortifie) & of my sepulchre wherunto I trust my Lord God will bring me in peace in his good time. In the meane season, he geue me pacience, liuely hope and his good spirite. I praye you pray for me, for ye prayer of the godly, if it be effectuall, wor∣keth much with God. I thanke God my common disease doth lesse trouble me now, then whē I was abroad, which doth teach me the merciful prouidence of god towards me. Commend me to Maistres Wilkinson, whom we pray god to strengthē in his truth & grace vnto the end. Vse true and harty prayer and you shall perceaue god at length will de∣clare him selfe to see where now many thinke he sleepeth,
Out of the Tower by the Lordes prisoner. Iohn Bradford
Notes
This dis∣ease was a Rewme with a feblenes of stomacke, wherwith he was muche troubled whiles he was at liber∣tye.