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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.
The same Ualdenses at length exiled, were dispersed in divers & sundry places: of whom many remained long in Bohemia, which writing to their king Uladislaus, to purge themselves against the slanderous accusations of one D. Augustine, gave up their confession with an Apology of their christian profession: defending with strong & learned arguments, the same which now is received in most reformed churches: both concerning grace, faith, charity, hope,1 repentance, and works of mercy. As for purgatory, they say, that Tho. Aquinas is the author thereof.
The same Ualdenses at length exiled, were dispersed in diuers & sundry places: of whom many remayned long in Bohemia, which writing to theyr king Uladislaus, to purge themselues agaynst the slaundrous accusations of one D. Augustine, gaue vp theyr confession with an Apology of theyr christian profession: defending with strong & learned argumēts, ye saine which now is receiued in most reformed churches: both concerning grace, fayth, charitye, hope,1 repentaunce, and workes of mercy. As for purgatory, they say, that Tho. Aquinas is the author thereof.
- 1Thomas Acuin first finder of Purgatory. Ex Ortbuin• •ratio.
Concerning the Supper of the Lord, their faith was, that it was ordained to be eaten, not to be showed & worshipped: for a memorial, not for a sacrifice: to serve for the present ministration, & not for reservation: to be received at the table, not be carried out of the doors: according to the ancient use of the primitive church, when they used to communicate sitting. And this they prove both by an old chronicle called Chronica gestorum:1