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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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Next spake Gilbert bishop of London,1 exhorting and motioning the Archbishop that he should call with himself to mind, from whence the king took him, and set him up, what and how great things he had done for him, also ⟨p. 210⟩that he should consider with himself the dangers and perils of the time, and what ruin he might bring upon the whole church (and upon them all there present) if he resisted the kings mind in the things he required. And if it were to render up his Archbishopric (although it were x. times better then it is) yet he should not stick with the king in the matter. In so doing it might happen, the king seeing that submission and humility in him, would release him peradventure of all the rest.2 To this the Archbishop answering, well, well (saith he) I perceive well enough my Lord, whether you tend, & where about you go. Then spake Winchester, inferring upon the same. This form of counsel (saith he) seemeth to me very pernicious to the Catholic Church,3 tending to our subversion, and to the confusion of us all. For if our Archbishop and Primate of all England do leave to this example, that every Bishop should give over his authority and the charge of the flock committed to him, at commandment & threatening of the prince: to what state shall the Church be brought then, but that all should be confounded at his pleasure and arbitrement, and nothing to stand certain by any order of law, and so as the priest is, so shall the people be:
Next spake Gilbert bishop of London,1 exhortyng and motioning the Archbishop that he should cal with himself to mynde, from whence the kyng tooke hym, and set hym vp, what and how great things he had done for him, also ⟨p. 210⟩that he should consider with himselfe the dangers and perils of the tyme, and what ruine he might bring vpon the whole church (and vpon them all there present) if he resisted the kings mynde in the things he required. And if it were to render vp his Archbishoprike (although it were x. tymes better then it is) yet he should not sticke with the kyng in the matter. In so doing it might happen, the kyng seyng that submission and humilitie in him, would release him peraduenture of all the rest.