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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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Hus, and Jerome: who amongst other things, did believe, preach, teach, and maintain of the Sacrament of the altar, and other sacraments of the church & articles of the faith, contrary to that the holy Church of Rome believeth, holdeth, preacheth and teacheth, & have presumed obstinately to preach, teach, hold, and believe many other moe, to the damnation of themselves and of others: and the said Synod hath separated the same, as obstinate and malapert heretics from the Communion of the faithful people, and have declared them to be spiritually thrown forth: and many other things both wholesome & profitable hath the same Council as touching the premisses, stablished and decreed, whereby they, which by the means of those Archheretics, and by their false doctrine, have spiritually departed from the Lords house, may by the canonical rules be reduced to the straight path of truth and verity. And moreover (as we to our great grief do hear) not only in the kingdom of Bohemia, and Dukedom of Moravia and other places above recited, but also in certain parts and provinces near adjoining and bordering upon ⟨p. 649⟩the same, there be many other of the secretaries and followers of the foresaid Archheretics and heretical opinions casting behind their backs as well the fear of God, as the shame of the world, neither receiving fruit of conversion & repentance by the miserable destruction of the foresaid John Hus and Hierome, but as men drowned in the dungeon of their sins,1 cease not to blaspheme the Lord God taking his name in vain (whose minds the father of lies hath damnably blinded) and do read and study the foresaid books or works, containing heresies & errors, being lately by the foresaid Synod condemned to be burned: also to the peril of themselves and many other simple men, & against the statutes, decrees, and ordinances in the Synod aforesaid, and the Canonical sanctions, do presume to preach & teach the same, to the great peril of souls, the derogation of the Catholic faith, and slander of many other besides.
Hus, and Ierome: who amongst other things, did beleeue, preach, teach, and maintaine of the Sacrament of the aultar, and other sacramēts of the church & articles of the faith, cōtrary to that ye holy Church of Rome beleueth, holdeth, preacheth and teacheth, & haue presumed obstinately to preach, teach, hold, and beleue many other moe, to the damnation of themselues and of others: and the sayde Synode hath separated the same, as obstinate and malipert heretickes from the Communion of the faithfull people, and haue declared them to be spiritually throwne forth: and many other things both wholesome & profitable hath the same Councell as touching the premisses, stablished and decreed, whereby they, which by the meanes of those Archheretikes, and by their false doctrine, haue spiritually departed from the Lords house, may by the canonicall rules be reduced to the straight path of truth and veritie. And moreouer (as we to our great griefe do heare) not only in ye kingdome of Bohemia, and Dukedome of Morauia and other places aboue recited, but also in certaine parts and prouinces neere adioining and bordering vpon