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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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Which when he denied, and refused to recant, he commanded the tun to be put over him again, and fire put to, and so was he consumed.
Which when he denied, and refused to recant, hee commanded the tunne to be put ouer him againe, and fire put to, and so was he consumed.
The Clergy still persecuted the faithful, and moved ⟨p. 300⟩the king at the parliament (which yet continued) to enact the Statute Ex officio, 1which he yielded unto: and to fortify the same, the Archbishop made also a constitution against the professors of the truth: and such was the straitness in those times, that although many did constantly abide, yet some did shrink back: among whom was one John Purvey that recanted at Pauls cross,2 John Edward priest, who revoked at the Greene yard at Norwich, Richard Herbert, and Emmot Willy of London, also John Beck at London, John Seynons of Lincolnshire, who was caused to revoke at Canterbury. The articles which commonly they did hold were these: First, that the office of the holy cross did contain mere idolatry,3 and that the cross worshippers are mere Idolaters: that there is not the bodily presence in the sacrament. That the Eucharist was instituted for a memorial only. That the same Sacrament is a figure of his body. That every Priest ought to preach without license of his ordinary. That it is sin to give any thing to the preaching Friars. That we ought not to offer at the burials of the dead. That confession of sins to the priest is unnecessary. That the infant, although he die unbaptized, is saved. That neither the Pope, nor any whosoever, can compel any man to swear by any creature of God, or by the Bible. That no man is bound to give any bodily reverence to any prelates, &c.