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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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But whatsoever he was (lettered,1 or unlettered) the bishops and prelates seeing him so to intermeddle with scriptures, and to have such resort about him: albeit it was but in his own house, under private conference: could not abide either that the scriptures should be declared of any other, neither would they take the pains to declare it themselves. So being moved with great malice against the man: threatened to excommunicate him, if he did not leave so to do. ⟨p. 231⟩Ualdus seeing his doing to be but godly, and their malice stirred up upon no just nor godly cause neglecting y• threatenings & frettinges of the wicked, said, that god must be obeyed more then man: to be brief, the more diligent he was in setting forth the true doctrine of Christ against the errors of Antichrist: the more maliciously their fierceness increased. Insomuch that when they did see their excommunication to be despised, & would not serve: they ceased not with prison, with sword and banishment to persecute, till at length they had driven both Ualdus, and all the favourers of his true preaching out of the city.
But whatsoeuer he was (lettred,1 or vnlettred) the byshops and prelats seing him so to intermeddle with scriptures, and to haue such resort about him: albeit it was but in his own house, vnder priuate conferēce: could not abide either that the scriptures should be declared of any other, neither would they take the paines to declare it thēselues. So being moued wt great malice against the man: threatned to excommunicate him, if he did not leaue so to doe. ⟨p. 231⟩Ualdus seing his doing to be but godly, and their malice stirred vp vpō no iust nor godly cause neglecting y• threaminges & frettinges of the wicked, said, that god must be obeied more then man: to be brief, the more diligēt he was in setting forth the true doctrine of Christ against the errors of Antichrist: the more maliciously their fiercenes increased. Insomuch that when they did see their excommunication to be despised, & would not serue: they ceased not with prison, with sword and banishment to persecute, till at length they had driuen both Ualdus, and all the fauourers of his true preaching out of the city.