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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.
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After the coming of these Ambassadors much contention began to rise betwixt the parties. The Bohemians standing to their 4. articles, & refusing to yield, except they were first accepted of, or justly reproved: which when the Ambassadors saw, they desired to have these articles delivered unto them in a certain form, which they sent unto the council by 3. Bohemian Ambassadors. Afterward the council sent a declaration into Bohemia, to publish unto the people in the common assemblies of the kingdom, by the ambassadors which were commanded to report unto the Bohemians in the name of the council, that if they would receive the declaration of those three articles, and the unity of the church, there should be a mean found, whereby the matter touching the ⟨p. 377⟩fourth article, of the communion under both kinds, should be passed with peace and quietness.
After the cōming of these Embassadors much contention began to rise betwixt the parties. The Bohemians standing to their 4. articles, & refusing to yéeld, except they were first accepted of, or iustly reproued: which when ye Embassadors saw, they desired to haue these articles deliuered vnto them in a certaine forme, which they sent vnto the councell by 3. Bohemian Embassadors. Afterward the councell sent a declaration into Boheme, to publish vnto ye people in the common assemblies of the kingdome, by the embassadors which were commaunded to report vnto the Bohemians in the name of the councell, that if they would receiue the declaration of those thrée articles, and the vnitie of the church, there should be a meane found, whereby the matter touching the ⟨p. 377⟩fourth article, of the communion vnder both kindes, should be passed with peace and quietnes.
After the Bohemians had taken deliberation upon these declarations, they said, they would give no answer unto the premisses, before they understood what should be offered them touching the communion: whereto the council: declared that licence should be given unto the Bohemians, to communicate unto the people under both kinds,