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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 6: The sixth Book.Volume 1 › Book 6: The sixt 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.
1That whosoever hangeth any Scripture about his neck dishonoureth God, and giveth it to the Devil. That God only is to be adored. That Saints are not to be worshipped nor invocated.
1That whosoeuer hangeth any Scripture about his neck dishonoreth God, and giueth it to the Diuell. That God onely is to be adored. That Saints are not to be worshipped nor inuocated.
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These Articles he denied that he preached of, but only communed of the same: especially upon the second and third, only in way of reasoning, and so brought out of his bosom a Paper, containing certain Articles, with testimonies of the Doctors alleged, and exhibited the same unto the Archbishop: who delivered it unto Master John Castle, and Rikinghale, the two Vice-chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge, and to John Langdon Monk of Canterbury, who the Monday following, presented the said articles to the Archbishop and Prelates as erroneous: Whereupon William Taylor being called,1 in conclusion was content to revoke the same, and for his penance was condemned to perpetual prison: whereof notwithstanding, through favour, he was also released, putting in ⟨p. 355⟩sufficient sureties in the Kings Chancery, and swearing that he would never hold, or favour any such opinions after that. And so he being absolved, and taking his oath, he was committed to the B. of Worcester, to be released upon conditions aforesaid: yet so, that he should appear at the next Convocation, whensoever it should be before the Archb.