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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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Let the receivers also,1 and favourers and defenders of such most pestiferous persons, notwithstanding they neither believe, favour, nor have devotion, towards their errors but haply shall receive or entertain such pestiferous persons, because of carnal affection,2 or friendly love, besides the punishment due unto them by both laws, over and above the same punishment, by competent judges be so afflicted, & for so heinous acts of theirs, with so severe pain & punishment excruciated, that the same may be to other in like case offending, an example of terror: that at the least, those whom the fear of God by no means may revoke from such evil doing, yet the severity of this our discipline may force and constrain. As touching the third sort, which shall be any manner of ways infected with this damnable sect, and shall after competent admonition repent and amend themselves of such errors and sects aforesaid, and will return again into the lap and unity of our holy mother the Church, & fully acknowledge and confess the Catholic faith: towards them let the severity of justice, as the quality of the fact shall require, be somewhat tempered with a taste of mercy. *And furthermore, we will and command, that by this our authority Apostolical, ye exhort and admonish all the professors of the catholic faith, as Emperors, kings, Dukes, Princes, Marquesses, Earls, Barons, Knights and other Magistrates, Rectors, Consuls, Proconsuls, Shires, Countries and Universities of the kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, otwnes, Castles, villages, their lands & other places, & all other executing temporal jurisdiction according to the form & exigence of the law, that they expel out of their kingdoms, provinces, Cities, towns, castles, villages & lands, & other places, all & all manner of such heretics, according to the effect and tenor of the Council of Laterane, beginning, Sicut ait ecclesia. &c. that those whom publicly and manifestly by the evidence of their deeds,4 shall be known to be such as like sick and scabbed sheep infect the Lords flock, they expel and banish till such time as from us or you or else other ecclesiastical judges or Inquisitors holding the faith and communion of the holy church of Rome, they shall receive other order and countermand: