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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.
To this matter also pertain the words of Cesarius the monk, in his 8. book of Dialogues cap. 69 about the 48. year after the death of Thomas Becket, which was the year of the Lord.1 1220. whose words in sum come to this effect. Quaestio Parisijs inter magistros ventilata fuit, utrum damnatus an saluatus effet ille Thomas. Dixerat Rhogerius tunc Normannus, fuiffe illum morte ac damnation dignum, quòd contumax esset in dei ministrum regem. Protulit econtra Petrus Cantor Parisiensis quòd signa saluationis, & magne sanctitatis essent eius miracula: 2& quòd martirium probasler Ecclesiae causa pro qua mortem subierat. &c. In English.
To this matter also pertayne the words of Cesarius the monke, in hys 8. booke of Dialogues cap. 69 about the 48. yeare after the death of Thomas Becket, which was the yeare of the Lord.1 1220. whose wordes in summe come to this effect. Quaestio Parisijs inter magistros ventilata fuit, vtrum damnatus an saluatus effet ille Thomas. Dixerat Rhogerius tunc Normānus, fuiffe illum morte ac damnatione dignum, quòd contumax esset in dei ministrum regem. Protulit econtra Petrus Cantor Parisiensis quòd signa saluationis, & magne sāctitatis essent eius miracula: 2& quòd martirium probasler Ecclesiae causa pro qua mortem subierat. &c. In English.
- 1Whether Tho. Becket be saved or damned.Whether Tho. Becket be saued or damned.
- 2If God in these latter days giveth no miracles to glorify the glory of his own sonne: much less will he give miracles to glorify Thomas Becket.If God in these latter dayes geueth no mir•cles to glorifie the glory of his own sonne: much lesse wil he giue myracles to glorifie Thomas Becket.