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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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To descend now somewhat lower in drawing out the descent of the Church. What a multitude here cometh of faithful witnesses in the time of John Wycliffe, as Ocliffe, Wycliffe. an. 1376. W. Thorp White, Purvey, Patshall, Payne, Gower, Chaucer, Gascoyne, William Swinderby, Walter Brute, Roger Dexter, William Sautry about the year. 1400. John Badby, an. 1410. Nicholaus Tailor, Rich. Wagstaffe, Mich. Scrivener, William Smith John Henry, W. Parchmenar, Roger Goldsmith, with an Ancress called Mathilde in the City of Leicester, Lord Cobham, Sir Roger Acton knight, John Beverley preacher, John Huss, Hierome of Prague Schoolmaster, with a number of faithful Bohemians and Taborites not to be told with whom I might also adjoin Laurentius Valla and Joannes Picus, the learned Earle of Mirandula. But what do I stand upon recital of names, which almost are infinite.
To discend now somewhat lower in drawing out the discent of the Churche. What a multitude here commeth of faythfull witnesses in the time of Iohn Wickleffe, as Ocliffe, Wickliffe. an. 1376. W. Thorp White, Puruey, Patshall, Payne, Gower, Chaucer, Gascoyne, Williā Swinderby, Walter Brute, Roger Dexter, William Sautry about the yeare. 1400. Iohn Badby, an. 1410. Nicholaus Tayler, Rich. Wagstaffe, Mich. Scriuener, William Smith Iohn Henry, W. Parchmenar, Roger Goldsmith, with an Ancresse called Mathilde in the Citie of Leicester, Lord Cobham, Syr Roger Acton knight, Iohn Beuerley preacher, Iohn Husse, Hierome of Prage Scholemaister, with a number of faithfull Bohemians and Thaborites not to be told with whō I might also adioyne Laurentius Valla and Ioannes Picus, the learned Earle of Mirandula. But what do I stand vpon recitall of names, which almost are infinite.
Wherefore if any be so far beguiled in his opinion to think the doctrine of the church of Rome (as it now standeth) to be of such antiquity, & that the same was never impugned before the time of Luther and Zuinglius now of late, let him read these histories: or if he think the said history not to be of sufficient credit to alter his persuasion let him peruse the Acts and Statutes of Parliaments, passed in this realm of ancient time and therein consider and confer the course of times; where he may find and read.