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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 4: The fourth book.Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth 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.
Moreover, that the Gospel of Christ should be preached no more but fifty years, and then this everlasting Gospel should rule the Church, &c.
Moreouer, that the Gospell of Christ should be preached no more but fiftie yeares, and then this euerlasting Gospell should rule the Church, &c.
Item, that whatsoever was in the whole Bible,1 was in the same Gospel contained. At the length, this Friars gospel was accused to the Pope: and so six persons chosen of the whole University, to peruse, and judge of this book: as, Christianus, Canonicus, Beluacensis, Ododoaco, Nicholaus de Baro, Johannes de sicca vella, Anglus, Johannes Belim, Gallus. Among whom, this Guilielmus also was one, who mightily impugned this pestiferous, & devilish book. These six (after the perusing of this book) were sent to Rome. The friars also sent their messengers withal: where ⟨p. 230⟩they were refuted, and the errors of the book condemned: but so, that the pope, with the Cardinals commanded the said book to be abolished, and condemned, not publicly (tendering the estimation of the religious orders) but ye they should be burned secretly, and the books of the foresaid Guilielmus to be burned withal. Among other besides of the age-which withstood the B. of Rome, and his antichristian errors, was one Laurence, 2an Englishman, and master of Paris: another was Petrus Joannes, 3a Minorite. Laurence was about the year 1290. §1290who proved the Pope to be Antichrist, & the Synagogue of Rome great Babylon. The Pope, after his death caused his bones to be taken up, and burned. To these is to be added, Robertus Gallus, an. 1290. who being born of right noble Parentage, for devotion sake, was made a dominic Friar.