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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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I can not see but both together were to be blamed. And as I cannot but accuse the one, so I cannot defend the other. First Austen in this matter can in no wise be excused, who being a monk before, & therefore a scholar & professor of humility: showed so little humility in this assembly, to seven Bishops & an Archbishop, coming at his commandment to the Council, that he thought scorn once to stir at their coming in. Much less would his Pharisaical solemnity have girded himself, & washed his brethren's feet, after their travail, as Christ our great master did to his Disciples: seeing his Lordship was so hie, or rather so heavy, or rather so proud, that could not find in his hart to give them a little moving of his body to declare a brotherly & humble hart. Again the Britons were much, or more to blame, who so much neglected their spiritual duty, in revenging their temporal injury: that they denied to join unto their helping labour, to turn the Idolatrous Saxons to the way of life and salvation. In which respect all private cases ought to give place, and to be forgotten. For the which cause, although lamentable to us, yet no great marvel in them, if the stroke of gods punishment did light upon them: according to the words of Austen, as is before declared. But especially the cruel king, in this fact, was most of all to blame, so furiously to flee upon them, which had neither weapon to resist him, nor yet any will to harm him. And so likewise the same or like, happened to himself afterward. For so was he also slain in the field by Christian Edwin, who succeeded him: as he had slain the Christians before, which was about the year of our Lord. 610. But to return to Austen again, who by report of authors was departed before this cruelty was done: after he had baptised and christened x. thousand Saxons or Angles in the West river, that is called Swale, beside York on a Christmas day: perceiving his end to draw near, he ordained a successor named Laurentius to rule after him the Archbishops sea of Dorobernia. 1Where note by the way Christian Reader, that whereas Austen baptised then in rivers: it followeth, there was then no use of fonts. Again, if it be true that Fabian saith,2 he baptised x. thousand in one day:
I can not see but both together were to be blamed. And as I cannot but accuse the one, so I cannot defend the other. First Austen in this matter can in no wise be excused, who being a monke before, & therfore a scholer & professor of humilitie: shewed so litle humilitie in this assembly, to seuen Byshops & an Archbishop, cōming at his cōmaundement to the Councell, that he thought scorne once to stirre at their comming in. Much lesse would his Pharisaicall solemnity haue girded himselfe, & washed his brethrens feete, after their trauaile, as Christ our great maister did to his Disciples: seyng his Lordship was so hie, or rather so heauy, or rather so proude, that coulde not finde in his hart to giue them a little moouing of his body to declare a brotherly & humble hart. Againe the Britaynes were much, or more to blame, who so much neglected their spirituall duety, in reuenging their temporal iniury: that they denyed to ioyne vnto their helping labour, to turne the Idolatrous Saxons to the way of lyfe and saluatiō. In which respect all priuate cases ought to geue place, and to be forgotten. For the whiche cause, although lamentable to vs, yet no great meruaile in them, if the stroke of gods punishment did light upon thē: according to the wordes of Austen, as is before declared. But especially the cruell king, in this fact, was most of all to blame, so furiously to flee vpon them, which had neither weapō to resist him, nor yet any will to harme him. And so likewise the same or like, happened to himselfe afterward. For so was he also slayne in the field by Christian Edwine, who succeeded him: as he had slayne the Christians before, whiche was about the yeare of our Lord. 610. But to returne to Austen agayne, who by report of authors was departed before this cruelty was done: after he had baptised and christened x. thousand Saxons or Angles in the West riuer, that is called Swale, beside Yorke on a Christēmasse day: perceauing hys end to draw neare, he ordayned a successor named Laurentius to rule after him the Archbishops sea of Dorobernia.