A01115:1454
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.
At the same time also, at Nuremberg,1 the states propoū dead an hundred grievances of the Germans, which they did sustain from the Sea of Rome: as, forbidding of marriage in degrees not forbidden by the law of God: forbidding of meats, not forbidden by God: restraint of marriage at certain times: selling remission of sins for money: immunities ⟨p. 422⟩of clergy men: excommunication abused: number of holy days over burdenous: suspending, & hallowing of churchyards: against Officials, and ecclesiastical Judges: that ecclesiastical Judges annex lay matters unto their jurisdiction, &c. These grievances they delivered to the popes legate, an. 1523. 2and so the assembly of Nuremberg brake up, and was prorogued to the next year following. In the mean time Hadrian died: after whom succeeded Clement 7. who, the next year after, sent his Legate, Cardinal Campeius, unto the assembly at Nuremberg, with many fair petitions, & sharp complaints against Luther, &c. but not a word of the grievances, or of any reformation. While Luther was absent from Wittenberg,3 And. Carolostadius stirred up the people, to throw down images in the temples, besides other things mo, which Luther (returning to Wittenberg) misliked, because it was not done orderly, & by the magistrate, to whom it did belong. Ex Joh. Sleid. lib. 3.
At the same time also, at Noremberg,1 the states propoū ded an hundred gréeuances of the Germans, which they did sustaine from the Sea of Rome: as, forbidding of marriage in degrées not forbidden by the law of God: forbidding of meates, not forbidden by God: restraint of marriage at certaine times: selling remission of sinnes for money: innumities ⟨p. 422⟩of clergy men: excommunication abused: number of holie dayes ouer burthenous: suspending, & halowing of churchyardes: against Officials, and ecclesiasticall Iudges: that ecclesiasticall Iudges annex lay matters vnto their iurisdiction, &c. These greeuances they deliuered to the popes legat, an. 1523.