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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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The Bull of Pope Martin directed forth against the followers of John Wycliffe of England, of John Huss of Bohemia, and Hierome of Prague. 1Martin Bishop, the servant of Gods servants, to our reverend brethren the Archbishops of Salzeburgen, Gueznen, and Pragē, & to the Bishops of Dlumcen, Luthomuslen, Bambergen, Misnen, Pataviē, Uratislavien, Ratisponen. Cra. ovien, Poznamen, and Nitrien, & also to our beloved children the Inquisitors appointed of the Prelates above recited, or where else soever, unto whom these present letters shall come, greeting, and Apostolical benediction. Amongst all other pastoral cares where with we are oppressed, this chiefly and specially doth enforce us, that heretics with their false doctrine and errors, being utterly expulsed from amongst the company of Christen men, and rooted out (so far forth as God will make us able to do) the right and Catholic faith may remain sound and undefiled: and that all Christian people, immovable and inviolate, may stand and abide in the sincerity of the same faith, the whole veil of obscurity being removed. But lately in divers places of the world, but especially in Bohemia, and the Dukedom of Moravia, and in the straights adjoining thereunto, certain Archheretics have risen and sprung up, not against one only, but against divers & sundry documents of the Catholic faith, being landlopers schismatics, and seditious persons, fraught with devilish pride & Wolfish madness,2 deceived by the subtlety of Satan, and from one evil vanity brought to a worse. Who although they rose up & sprang in divers parts of the world, yet agreed they all in one, having their tails as it were knit together: to wit, John Wycliffe of England, I. Hus of Bohemia, & Hierome of Prague of damnable memory, who drew with them no small number to miserable ruin and infidelity.
The Bull of Pope Martine directed foorth against the followers of Iohn Wickliffe of England, of Iohn Husse of Boheme, and Hierome of Prage. 1MArtine Bishop, the seruant of Gods seruants, to our reuerend brethren the Archbishops of Salzeburgen, Gueznen, and Pragē, & to the Bishops of Dlumcen, Luthomuslen, Bambergen, Misnen, Patauiē, Uratislauien, Ratisponen. Cra. ouien, Poznamen, and Nitrien, & also to our beloued children the Inquisitours appointed of the Prelates aboue recited, or where else soeuer, vnto whome these present letters shall come, greeting, and Apostolicall benediction. Amongst all other pastorall cares where with we are oppressed, this chefly and specially doth inforce vs, that heretikes with their false doctrine and errours, being vtterly expulsed from amōgst the cōpany of Christen mē, and rooted out (so farre forth as God will make vs able to do) the right and Catholike faith may remaine sound and vndefiled: and that all Christian people, immoueable and iuiolate, may stande and abide in the sinceritie of the same fayth, the whole vayle of obscuritie being remoued. But lately in diuers places of ye world, but especially in Bohemia, and the Dukedome of Morauia, and in the straights adioining thereunto, certaine Archheretickes haue risen and sprong vp, not against one only, but against diuers & sundry documēts of the Catholike faith, being landlopers schismatikes, and seditious persons, fraught with diuelish pride & Woluish madnes,