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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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Peter, when he denied Christ, we therefore rebuke him: but when he resisted the rage of Nero, therein we commend him. And therefore, because he could not find in his conscience to consent unto it he ought in no wise to dissemble: neither did he: by reason thereof he lost his life.1 By such like oppressions the church hath always grown. Our forefathers & predecessors, because they would not dissemble the name & honour of Christ, therefore they suffered. And shall I, to have the favour of one man, suffer the honour of Christ to be supperest? The nobles standing by (hearing him thus speak) were greatly aggrieved with him: noting in him both arrogancy & wilfulness,2 in perturbing and refusing such an honest offer of agreement. But specially one among the rest ⟨p. 223⟩was most aggrieved, who their openly protested: that seeing the Archbishop so refused the counsel and request of both the kingdom, he was not worthy to have the help of either of them: but as the kingdom of England had rejected, so the kingdom of France should not entertain him.
Peter, when he denied Christ, we therfore rebuke him: but whē he resisted ye rage of Nero, therin we cōmēd him. And therfore, because he could not finde in his cōscience to cōsent vnto yt he ought in no wise to dissemble: neither did he: by reason thereof he lost his life.1 By such like oppressions the church hath alwaies growne. Our forefathers & predecessors, because they would not dissemble the name & honor of Christ, therfore they suffred. And shall I, to haue the fauour of one man, suffer the honor of Christ to be supprest? The nobles standing by (hearing him thus speake) were greatly agreeued with him: noting in him both arrogancy & wilfulnes,2 in perturbing and refusing suche an honest offer of agreemēt. But specially one among the rest ⟨p. 223⟩was most agreeued, who their openly protested: that seing the Archbishop so refused the counsaile and request of both the kingdome, he was not worthye to haue the helpe of eyther of them: but as the kingdome of Englande had reiected, so the kingdome of Fraunce shoulde not entertayne him.