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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.
This glorious Hildebrand & his affinity by their new authority, breaking the decrees of the Calcedone Council not only in words, but also in public writings have agreed, that it is tolerable both to baptise and communicate being out of the church of God, and how blind these men were, and also what heretics they be, their own writings do declare. What a mischief is this (saith Benno) they presume to judge of the Church, which swarm them selves in all errors, who also esteem the verity, but as a lye, and least their poisoned falsehood both in words & writings should appear, they have (like subtle poisoners, the sooner to deceive) mixed honey therewithal. A lye saith S. Augustine,1 is every thing pronounced with the intent of deceiving other.
This glorious Hildebrand & his affinitie by their new authoritie, breaking the decrees of the Calcedone Councel not onely in wordes, but also in publike writings haue agreed, that it is tollerable both to baptise and communicate beyng out of the church of God, and how blynd these men were, and also what heretikes they be, their own writings do declare. What a mischiefe is this (saith Benno) they presume to iudge of the Church, which swarme them selues in all errours, who also esteeme the veritie, but as a lye, and least their poysoned falshood both in words & writings should appeare, they haue (like subtill poysoners, the sooner to deceiue) mixed hony therwithall. A lye sayth S. Augustine,1 is euery thing pronounced with the intent of deceauing other.
- 1Mendaciū quid.Mēdaciū quid.
It were too long and tedious here to recite all the detestable doings, and diabolical practises, of conjurings, charms, and filthy sorceries, exercised between him and Laurentius, & Theophilact, otherwise named Pope Benedict the 9. whereof a long narration followeth in the foresaid epistle of Benno to the cardinals to be seen,