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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
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.
An other Epistle of Benno to the Cardinals. TO the reverend fathers of the Church of Rome,1 and to his beloved in Christ, and to his brethren that shall for ever be beloved: Benno the Cardinal of the Church of Rome, wisheth faithful service, health and communion with the servants of the catholic Church. Of the which communion, discipline and power, he vainly braggeth, y• by the presumption of his authority shall unjustly bind or lose any manner of person. And he doth unjustly bind what soever he be, that curseth any man, (being willing to make satisfaction, and bewailing his boldness, being also unco•••et, and not confessing the crime) but rather cursing that party in vain: he curseth and condemneth himself, turning his weapon upon his own person to destruction. O strange and new found treachery, proceeding from the sanctuary: nay rather from […] which as high Priest seemeth to rule the church, & to be a Judge over the Judges.
An other Epistle of Benno to the Cardinals. TO the reuerend fathers of the Church of Rome,1 and to hys beloued in Christ, and to his brethren that shall for euer be beloued: Benno the Cardinall of the Churche of Rome, wisheth faythfull seruice, health and communion with the seruaunts of the catholicke Church. Of the which communion, discipline and power, he vaynely braggeth, y• by the presumption of hys authoritie shal vniustly bynd or lose any maner of persō. And he doth vniustly bynd what soeuer he be, that curseth any man, (being willing to make satisfaction, and bewayling hys boldnes, beyng also vnco•••et, and not confessing the crime) but rather cursing that party in vayne: he curseth and condemneth himself, turning his weapon vpō his own persō to destructiō. O straunge and new found trechery, proceeding from the sanctuary: nay rather from 〈…〉 whiche as high Priest seemeth to rule the church, & to be a Iudge ouer the Iudges.
- 1Another letter of Benno.