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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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Item, that many prelates be so cold in doing their duties. Also reproacheth the unchaste and voluptuous demeanour of Ecclesiastical persons by the example of Storks,1 whose nature is (saith he) that if any of their company, leaving his own mate, joineth with any other, all the rest flieth upon him (whether it be he or she) beateth him, and plucketh his feathers off: what then (saith he) ought good prelates to do to such a person of their company, whose filthiness and corrupt life both defileth so many, and stinketh in the whole Church.
Item, that many prelates be so cold in doing their duties. Also reprocheth the vnchast and voluptuous demeanor of Ecclesiasticall persons by the example of Storkes,1 whose nature is (saith he) that if any of their company, leauyng his owne mate, ioyneth with any other, all the rest flieth vpon him (whether it be he or she) beateth hym, and plucketh his fethers off: what then (sayth he) ought good prelates to do to such a person of their company, whose filthinesse and corrupt life both defileth so many, and stinketh in the whole Church.
- 1The unchaste life of priests condemned by the nature of the storks.The vnchaste lyfe of priestes condemned by the nature of the storkes.
Again, forasmuch as we read in the book of Esdras, lib 2. cap 9 that he purging Israel of strange women, began first with the priests:1 So now likewise in the purging & correcting of all sorts of men, first the purgation ought to begin with these, according as it is written by the prophet Ezekiel. Begin first with my sanctuary, &c.
Againe, forasmuch as we read in the booke of Esdras, lib 2. cap 9 that he purging Israel of strange womē, began first with the priestes: