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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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1Hilary the bishop of Chichester replieth again to this saying: If it were not, that the instance and the great perturbation of time did otherwise require and force us,2 I would think this counsel here given were good to be followed. But now seeing the authority of our canon faileth, & cannot serve us, I judge it not best to go so straightly to work, but so to moderate our proceedings, that dispensation with suffrance may win that which severe correction may destroy. Wherefore my counsel and reason is, to give place to the kings purpose for a time, least (by over hasty proceeding, we exceed so far) that both it may redound to our shame, & also cannot rid our selves out again when we would.
1Hilarie the bishop of Chichester replieth again to this saying: If it were not, that the instance and the great perturbation of tyme did otherwise require and force vs,2 I would thinke this counsail here geuen were good to be folowed. But now seing the authoritie of our canon fayleth, & cannot serue vs, I iudge it not best to go so straightly to worke, but so to moderate our proceedings, that dispensation with suffrance may win that which seuere correction may destroy. Wherfore my counsaile and reason is, to geue place to the kings purpose for a tyme, least (by ouer hastie proceeding, we exceede so farre) that both it may redounde to our shame, & also cannot rid our selues out again when we would.
- 1Chichester.
- 2Moderate counsell.
1Much to the same end spake Robert the bishop of Lincoln after this manner: Seeing (saith he) it is manifest that the life and blood of this man is sought, one of these two must needs be chosen: that either he must part with his Archbishopric, or else with his life. Now what profit he shall take in this matter of his Bishopric, his life being lost, I do not greatly see.