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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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 Medicus being a Carpenter and unlettered,1 had a controversy about a certain pit with a Citizen of the town of Uzez, where he dwelled. He to cast this Medicus in the law, from the pit, accused him of heresy, bringing for his witnesses, those labourers whom Meddicus had hired to work in his vineyard: wherefore he being examined of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, was condemned and burned. At Uzez in Province, Ex eodem. The governor of Lyons. The Official of the Archdeacon of Lyons. | Claudius Monerius. At Lyons. An. 1551. | This man being well instructed in the knowledge of Gods word, for the which he was also driven from Avernia, came to Lyons,2 and there taught children. He hearing of the Lord Presidents coming to the city, went to give warning to a certain familiar friend of his, and so conducted him out of that town. In returning again to comfort the mans wife and children, he was taken in his house: and so he confessing that, which he knew to be true, and standing to that which he confessed, after much affliction in prison and dungeons, was condemned and burned at Lyons. He was noted to be so gentle and mild of conditions, and constant withal, and also learned, that certain of the Judges could not forbear weeping at his death. The said Monerius being in Prison, wrote certain letters, but one specially very comfortable, to all the faithful, which the Lord willing, in the end of these histories shall be inserted. He wrote also the questions & interrogatories of the Official, with his answers likewise to the same, which summarily, we have here contracted as followeth. Official. What believe you of the Sacrament?3 is the body of Christ in the bread or no? The Martyr. I worship Jesus Christ in heaven sitting at the right hand of God the Father. Official. What say you by purgatory? The Martyr. ⟨p. 905⟩Forsomuch as there is no place of mercy after this life therefore no need there is of any purgation, but necessary it is, that we be purged before we pass hence. Official. 4Of the Pope what think you? The Martyr. I say, he is a Bishop, as other Bishops are, if he be a true follower of S. Peter. Official.