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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
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.
The fourth day after his repair to Worms, at four of the clock in the afternoon, he appeared before the imperial majesty, Princes, Dukes, &c. where Eckius above mentioned, who was then B. of Triers, general official, with a loud voice propounded unto him, in the name of the assembly two questions.1 1. Whether the books that went abroad in his name were his. 2. Whether he would recant them if they were his. To the demands Luther answered: that the books whose titles they had read unto him, he did acknowledge: and as for the second point he craved respite of deliberation, that he might without prejudice of the word of God, and peril of his own soul, answer the interrogatory: which was granted unto him, till the next day the same hour: and then his opinion should not be in writing, but pronounced by word of mouth.
The fourth day after his repaire to Wormes, at foure of the clocke in the afternoone, he appéered before the imperiall maiestie, Princes, Dukes, &c. where Eckius aboue mentioned, who was then B. of Triers, generall officiall, with a loud voice propounded vnto him, in the name of the assembly two questions.1 1. Whether the bookes that went abroad in his name were his. 2. Whether hée would recant them if they were his. To the demaundes Luther answered: that the bookes whose titles they had read vnto him, hée did acknowledge: and as for the second poynt hée craued respite of deliberation, that hée might without preiudice of the woord of God, and perill of his owne soule, answere the interrogatorie: which was graunted vnto him, till the next day the same houre: and then his opinion should not be in writing, but pronounced by word of mouth.
- 1Eckius questions to Luther.