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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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This Margery also said that she had oftentimes been feignedly confessed to the Dean of the fields,1 because he should think her to be a woman of good life, and therefore he gave the said Margery oftentimes money. Then this deponent asked her whether she had confessed her sins to a priest or not. And she answered that she had never offended any priest, & therefore she would never confess her self to any priest, neither obey him because they have no power to absolve any man from their sins, for that they offend daily more grievously then other men, and therefore that men ought to confess themselves only unto God and to no priest.
This Margery also sayd that she had oftentimes bene faynedly confessed to the Deane of the fieldes,1 because he should thinke her to be a woman of good life, and therfore he gaue the sayd Margery oftentimes money. Then thys deponent asked her whether she had confessed her sinnes to a priest or not. And she answered that she had neuer offended any priest, & therfore she would neuer confesse her selfe to any priest, neyther obey him because they haue no power to absolue any man from theyr sinnes, for that they offēd dayly more greeuously then other men, and therefore that men ought to confesse themselues onely vnto God and to no priest.
- 1Against auricular confession.Agaynst auricular confession.
Item, the said Margery said to this deponent, that the people did worship devils which fell from heaven with Lucifer, which devils in their fall to the earth, entered into the Images which stand in the Churches,1 and have long lurked & dwelled in them, so that the people worshipping those Images, commit Idolatry.