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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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Now touching their Articles which they did maintain and defend: first this is to be considered, as I find it in the registers, such society and agreement of doctrine to be amongst them, that almost in their assertions and articles there was no difference. The doctrine of the one was the doctrine of all the other, what their articles were, partly it is showed in the lease before: and partly here followeth to be declared more at large.
Now touching theyr Articles whiche they did mayneteine and defend: first this is to be considered, as I finde it in the registers, such society and agrement of doctrine to be amongst them, that almost in theyr assertions and articles there was no difference. The doctrine of the one was the doctrine of all the other, what theyr articles were, partly it is shewed in the lease before: and partly here followeth to be declared more at large.
Although it is to be thought concerning these Articles that many of them either were falsely objected against them, or not truly reported of the notaries, according as the common manner is of these adversaries, where the matter is good, there to make heresy, and of a little occasion, to stir up great matter of slander, as they did before by the articles of John Wycliffe and John Hus, and others mo: So in like manner it seemeth they did in the Articles of these men, either mistaking that which they said, or misunderstanding that which they meant, especially in these two articles concerning baptism and paying of tithes. For where as they speaking against the ceremonial and superfluous traditions then used in baptism, as salt, oil, spittle, taper, light chrisoms, exorcising of the water, with such other, accounted them as no material thing in the holy institution of Baptism, the notaries slanderously depraving this their assertion, to make it more odious to the ears of the people,1 so gave out the article as though they should hold that the sacrament of Baptism used in the church by water, is but a light matter and of small effect.
Although it is to be thought concerning these Articles that many of them either were falsly obiected agaynst thē, or not truely reported of the notaryes, according as the cō mon maner is of these aduersaryes, where the matter is good, there to make heresy, and of a litle occasion, to styre vp great matter of slaunder, as they did before by the articles of Iohn Wickliffe and Iohn Hus, and others mo: So in like maner it semeth they did in the Articles of these mē, either mistaking that which they said, or misunderstanding that which they ment, especially in these two articles concerning baptisme and paying of tithes. For where as they speaking agaynst the ceremonicall and superfluous traditions then vsed in baptisme, as salt, oile, spittle, taper, light crisomes, exorcising of the water, with such other, accoūted them as no materiall thing in the holy institution of Baptisme, the notaryes slaunderously deprauing this theyr assertion, to make it more odious to the eares of the people,