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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.
Say you now (I pray you) all such as love justice, and love not to lean either upon the left hand, or else the right hand, in the favour of any person. Say your minds, whether that such a confession being enforced upon never so poor a man (much less upon an Emperor) ought at such a time to be prejudicial or not. Or whether he which extorted the same confession, is guilty of the Canon? Or else he, which being so perversely judged, suffered the injury of a most perverse judge?1 Which also most patiently and publicly suffered this violence with lamentable affliction upon his bare feet, clothed in thin garments, in the sharp winter, which never was used, and was three days together at Canusium, made a spectacle both of angels and men, and a ludibrious mocking stock to that proud Hildebrand. Never trust me, if that 14. Cardinals, the Archdeacon himself, and he that is called Primicerius, being all wise and religious men, besides many other of y• clerks of Lateran, to the judgement and privilege of whose holy seat the whole world is obedient (weighing and considering his intolerable apostasy) departed not from participating, and refused from communicating with him.
Say you now (I pray you) all such as loue iustice, and loue not to leane either vpon the left hand, or els the right hand, in the fauour of any person. Say your mindes, whether that such a confession beyng inforced vpon neuer so poore a man (much lesse vpon an Emperor) ought at such a tyme to be preiudiciall or not. Or whether he which extorted the same confession, is guilty of the Canon? Or els he, which beyng so peruersly iudged, suffered the iniury of a most peruerse iudge?1 Which also most paciently and publikely suffred this violence with lamentable affliction vpō his bare feete, clothed in thinne garments, in the sharpe winter, which neuer was vsed, and was three dayes together at Canusium, made a spectacle both of angels and men, and a ludibrious mocking stocke to that proud Hildebrand. Neuer trust me, if that 14. Cardinals, the Archdeacon himselfe, and he that is called Primicerius, beyng all wise and religious men, besides many other of y• clarks of Laterane, to the iudgement and priuiledge of whose holy seat the whole world is obedient (waying and considering his intollerable apostasie) departed not from participating, and refused from communicating with him.