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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.
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The articles laid out against him, were, that he had taught against the real presence of the Sacrament. That he inveighed against the croysing, to fight against Clement, and that he avouched the P. to be antichrist, & a seducer of the people. That he avouched VV. Swinderbies articles,1 and answers to be good. Which articles also, they ministered, and laid to his charge, in the chamber of the Bishop of Hereford, at his Manor of Whitborne, then being present, M. Rainold, of wolstan, canon of Hertford, sir Philip Dilester, person of the church of Blanniorim, &c. To the objections, and articles Brute did cause an answer to be delivered to the ⟨p. 288⟩Bishop, which because it seemed to him too obscure, & short, required him to write upon the same matters again more at large: whereupon M. Walter declareth his mind more amply of the same matters: and confuteth the Popes usurpation,2 and proveth him very copiously to be Antichrist. Disputeth against the necessity of tithes: against auricular confession, and the Popes absolution and pardons, against justification by works, and the real presence: that Christs body is not left for a sacrifice, but a Sacrament: against exercising of Priests selling of prayers, holy water, purgatory, selling of pardons, of orders, of hallowings, discipline, and fraternity, &c. that the city of Rome was Babylon: & against Images. Against all these things, he most pithily, & learnedly treated: and in the end of his declaration, he prophecieth that the temporalties should be taken from the clergy,3 for the multitude of their sins.
The articles laide out against him, were, yt he had taught against the reall presence of the Sacrament. That he inueighed against the croysing, to fight against Clement, and yt he aduouched the P. to be antichrist, & a seducer of the people. That he aduouched VV. Swinderbies articles,1 and answeres to be good. Which articles also, they ministred, and laid to his charge, in the chamber of the Bishop of Hereford, at his Mannour of Whitborne, then being present, M. Rainold, of wolstan, chanon of Hertford, sir Philip Dilester, person of the church of Blanniorim, &c. To the obiections, and articles Brute did cause an answere to be deliuered to the