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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Wycliffe had divers testimonies of his great learning, and godliness: as, of the University of Oxford, sealed with the University Seal. But so far did his doctrine take place, that the Council of Constance, (to destroy it,) did decree, that forty five of his articles were heretical, and 41. years after his death,1 commanded his bones to be taken up, and burned
Wickliffe had diuers testimonies of his great learning, and godlinesse: as, of the Vniuersitie of Oxford, sealed with the Vniuersitie Seale. But so farre did his doctrine take place, that the Councell of Constance, (to destroy it,) did decrée, that fourty fiue of his articles were hereticall, and 41. yeres after his death,1 commanded his bones to be taken vp, and burned
- 1VVic. bones burned after his death. Persecution.
Thomas Walden, in his book de sacramentis, & sacramentalibus, saith, that after Wycliffe, many suffered most ⟨p. 285⟩cruel death, and many also did forsake the Realm. In the number of whom was William Swinderbie, Walter Brut, John Purvey, Richard White, William Thorpe, Raynolde Peacock, Bishop of Asaph, and afterwards of Chichester: John Scot, and Philip Norris, which being excommunicate by Pope Eugenius the fourth, anno 1446. appealed to a general, or ecumenical Council. Peter Paine, who flying from Oxford into Bohemia, did stoutly withstand the Sophisters, as touching both kinds in the Sacrament of the supper: and afterward, (among the rest of the Orators) was one of the fourteen that were sent to the Council at Basil: where, by the space of three days, he disputed upon the article touching the civill dominion of the Clergy: in the year 1438.