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Quotation from Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
“Be of good cheer, Ridley; and play the man. We shall this day, by God's grace, light up such a candle in England, as, I trust, will never be put out.”
Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Chapter XIII: Persecutions In England During The Reign Of Queen Mary (Fox's Book of Martyrs, 19th-century American compilation from Foxe's Acts and Monuments and other sources, John C. Winston Co. printing (undated), via Project Gutenberg #22400)
Hugh Latimer to Nicholas Ridley at the stake in Oxford, 16 October 1555, as reported in the book.
Citation: "Be of good cheer, Ridley; and play the man. We shall this day, by God's grace, light up such a candle in England, as, I trust, will never be put out." — John Foxe, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Chapter XIII: Persecutions In England During The Reign Of Queen Mary (Fox's Book of Martyrs, 19th-century American compilation from Foxe's Acts and Monuments and other sources, John C. Winston Co. printing (undated), via Project Gutenberg #22400). (id foxe-book-of-martyrs-q1)
