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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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Also Vincentius in his Speculo historiae, lib. 25. cap. 89. maketh mention of a letter of the fiends of hell to the clergy, as in a vision represented before 400. years.1 In which the fiends give thanks to the clergy, in that by their not preaching, they sent infinite number of souls to hell, &c. Also Jacobus Cartusiensis writing to the B. of Wormace declareth the enormities of the church: besides an. 1228. at Paris, in a synod of the clergy,2 there was one appointed to make a Sermon, & being careful what to say to the people, the Devil appeared to him, and bid him preach, and say to them, the ⟨p. 290⟩princes of Hell salute you, ye Princes of the Church, because thorough your negligence all souls go down to hell, adding moreover that he was enforced by the commandment of God to declare the same: yea and that a certain token was also given the Clergy, whereby the Synod might evidently see, that he did not lie. Ex catalogue. Illyric. fol. 546.
Also Vincentius in his Speculo historiae, lib. 25. cap. 89. maketh mention of a letter of the féends of hell to the clergy, as in a vision represented before 400. yéeres.1 In which the féends giue thanks to the clergy, in that by their not preaching, they sent infinite number of soules to hel, &c. Also Iacobus Cartusiensis writing to ye B. of Wormace declareth the enormities of the church: besides an. 1228. at Paris, in a sinode of the clergy,2 there was one appointed to make a Sermon, & beyng carefull what to say to the people, the Diuell appéered to him, and bid him preach, and say to them, the ⟨p. 290⟩princes of Hell salute you, yée Princes of the Church, because thorough your negligence all soules go downe to hell, adding moreouer that hée was enforced by the commaundement of God to declare the same: yea and that a certaine token was also giuen the Clergie, whereby the Synod might euidently sée, that hée did not lie. Ex catalog. Illyric. fol. 546.