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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 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth 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.
About this time, being the year of our Lord, 1370. §1370lived holy Brigit, whom the Church of Rome hath not only canonized for a Saint,1 but also for a prophetess: yet in her books of Revelations, she was a great rebuker of the pope, and of his filthy clergy, calling him a murderer of souls, a spiller,2 and a pillar of the flock of Christ, more abominable then the Jews, more cruel then Judas, more unjust then Pilate, worse then Lucifer himself: she prophecieth that the sea of Rome shall be thrown down into the deep like a millstone, &c. And that the Clergy have turned the ten commandments into two words. Da pecuniam: 3that is, give money.
About this time, beyng the yéere of our Lord, 1370. §1370liued holy Brigit, whom the Church of Rome hath not onely canonized for a Saint,1 but also for a prophetesse: yet in her bookes of Reuelations, she was a great rebuker of the pope, and of his filthie clergie, calling him a murtherer of soules, a spiller,2 and a piler of the flocke of Christ, more abhominable then the Iewes, more cruell then Iudas, more vniust then Pilate, worse then Lucifer himselfe: she prophecieth that the sea of Rome shall be throwne downe into the déepe like a milstone, &c. And that the Cleargy haue turned the ten commandements into two words. Da pecuniam: 3that is, giue money.
- 1Holy Brigit a great rebuker of the popish clergy.
- 2The Pope compared.
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