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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.
T. Walden writeth thus of I. Purvey before mentioned, in his second tome. I. Purvey (saith he) was the library of the lollards,1 and glosser upon Wic. He said that the worshipping of Abraham was but a salutation. And tom. 3. he saith: This I. Purvey, with Hereford, a doctor of divinity, were grievously tormented, and punished, in the castle of Saltwood: and at last recanted at Pauls cross in London, T. Arundel then being Archb. of Cant. Afterward again he was imprisoned under H. Chicheslie. archb. of Cant. 1421. §1421The works of this man which he wrote, were gathered by R. Lavingam, his adversary. First, as touching the sacrament of the last supper, the sacrament of penance, the sacrament of orders, the power of the keys, the preaching of the gospel, of marriages, of vows, of possessions, of correcting of the Clergy, of the decrees of the church, of the state of the P. and Clergy: of all these generally, he left divers monuments, gravely, and exactly written.
T. Walden writeth thus of I. Puruey before mentioned, in his secōd tome. I. Puruey (saith he) was the librarie of the lollards,1 and glosser vpon Wic. He said that the worshipping of Abraham was but a salutatiō. And tom. 3. he saith: This I. Puruey, with Herford, a doctor of diuinity, were gréeuouslie tormented, and punished, in the castle of Saltwood: and at last recanted at Paules crosse in London, T. Arundel then being Archb. of Cant. Afterward againe he was imprisoned vnder H. Chicheslie. archb. of Cāt. 1421. §1421The works of this man which he wrote, were gathered by R. Lauingam, his aduersarie. First, as touching the sacrament of the last supper, the sacrament of penance, the sacrament of orders, the power of the keyes, the preaching of the gospell, of marriages, of vowes, of possessions, of correcting of the Clergie, of the decrées of the church, of the state of the P. and Cleargie: of all these generallie, he left diuers monuments, grauelie, and exactly written.
- 1I. Purvey, the library of the Lollards.