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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
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Being at Reading, he was there taken for a vagabond, and was set in the stocks, and through the means of one Leonard Cox, Schoolmaster of the Town, who wondered at his excellent learning, was again set at liberty: but his safety continued not long. Sir Thomas Moore 1then Lord Chancellor, did so deadly pursue him, both by Land and Sea: And at last, being traitorously taken, he was sent to the Tower of London. Where he had many conflicts with the Bishops, but especially in writing with Sir T. Moore. The occasion whereof, was a Treatise which he made, and communicated it with W. Holt, a Taylor of London, that carried it to Moore the chancellor, who endeavoured ⟨p. 24⟩to confute it: The points of Frithes treatise2 were, First, that the controversy of the Sacrament is no necessary Article of faith under pain of damnation. 2. That Christ is not in two places at once. 3. that Christs words in the institution of the Sacrament, are to be understood according to the phrase of speech, comparing phrase with phrase, according to the analogy of Scripture. 4. That the order and institution of Christ is to be retained, although the order of the priests do never so much differ from it.3 A treatise of these points Frith did write, and it was carried by Holt unto Moore, which he answered him again out of prison: omitting nothing, belonging to the perfect handling of the matter. He wrote also a Treatise of Purgatory, in which quarrel he withstood the violence of the most obstinate enemies, Rochester, Moore, and Rastall: and converted Rastall to his part, who was Moors son in law.
Being at Reading, he was there taken for a vagabonde, and was set in the stockes, and through the meanes of one Leonarde Coxe, Scholemaster of the Towne, who woondered at his excellent learning, was againe set at libertie: but his safetie continued not long. Sir Thomas Moore 1then Lorde Chauncellour, did so deadly pursue him, both by Lande and Sea: And at last, being traiterouslie taken, he was sent to the Tower of London. Where he had many conflictes with the Bishops, but especially in writing with Sir T. Moore. The occasion wherof, was a Treatise which he made, and communicated it with W. Holte, a Taylor of Londō, that caried it to Moore ye chācellor, who endeuoured