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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.
Again, in speaking against the Christening the midwives use in private houses, against the opinion of such as think such children to be damned, which depart before they come to their Baptism, they are falsely reported as though they should say, that Christen people be sufficiently baptised in the blood of Christ, and needeth no water, and that infants be sufficiently baptised, if their parents be baptised before them. Which thing is so contrary to the manifest word, that it is not to be thought any to be ⟨p. 662⟩so ignorant of the gospel, that ever would or did affirm the same.
Agayne, in speaking agaynst the Christening the midwiues vse in priuate houses, agaynst the opinion of suche as thinke suche children to be damned, which depart before they come to theyr Baptisme, they are falsely reported as though they shoulde say, that Christen people be sustiently baptised in the bloud of Christ, and nedeth no water, and that infants be sufficiently baptised, if their parents be baptised before them. Whiche thing is so contrary to the manifest worde, that it is not to bee thoughte anye to bee ⟨p. 662⟩so ignoraunt of the gospell, that euer would or did affirme the same.
Moreover, they thought or said peradventure that in certain cases, tithes might be withholden from wicked priests sometime, and be conferred to better uses, to the be hoof of the poor: Therefore they are falsely slandered, as saying and affirming that no tithes were to be given to the ministers and curates of the churches.
Moreouer, they thought or sayd peraduenture that in certayne cases, tithes might be witholden from wicked priestes sometime, and be conferred to better vses, to the be hoofe of the poore: Therfore they are falsly slaundered, as saying and affirming that no tithes were to be geuē to the ministers and curates of the churches.