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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.
1Farther lamenteth, for the rash giving of benefices to parsons, vicars, and curates, not for any godliness or learning in them, but for favour or friendship, or intercession, either else for hope of some gain, whereof springeth this great ignorance in the Church.
1Farther lamenteth, for the rash geuing of benefices to parlons, vicars, and curates, not for any godlines or learning in them, but for fauour or friendship, or intercession, either els for hope of some gayne, whereof springeth this great ignorance in the Church.
- 1Non residentes in benefices. Rash bestowing of benefices.
1After this he noteth in prelates, how they wast and expend the goods of the church in superfluities or upon their kinsfolk, or other worse ways, which should rather be spent upon the poor.
1After this he noteth in prelates, how they wast and expend the goods of the church in supersluities or vpon theyr kinsfolke, or other worse wayes, which should rather be spent vpon the poore.
- 1Wasteful spending of the Church goods.Wastefull spending of the Church goods.
Nextly, in the x. chapter, he complaineth for that through the negligence of men of the church (especially of the church of Rome) the books and monuments of the old Councils & also of the new,