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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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I marvel much that you so refuse the word really, and use only spiritually, seeing that Calvin himself doth use the same word really. The Martyr. Calvin meaneth thereby no other thing but as we do. The Doctor. What say you by confession auricular?1 The Martyr. The same that I said before to monsieur Lieutenant, that is, that I take it for a plantation not planted by God in his word. The Doctor. The Almains in their confession which they sent to our king to be approved, have these words: Confessionem auricularem non improbamus, est enim Evangelium secretū: That is, we do not reject auricular confession, for it is a Gospel secret and privy.2 And also Melanchthon in his book of common places doth call it Evangelium secretum. An other time the said Frederick was called again before the Lords, the 20. of the said month, where they did nothing but demand of him certain questions where he was borne, and whether he had heard in his coū try at Oleron, that M. Gerard the Bishop there, did singe Mass. Yea said he. And why do not you also (said they) receive the same? He answered, because he did it to retain and keep his Bishopric. The Martyr for lack of paper, could proceed herein no further. ¶The examination of Frances Rebezies. Rebezies had iij. sundry examinations: The first ⟨p. 922⟩with the Lieutenant civill: the second with the Presidents and the Counsellors:3 the third with the Friars. First the Lieutenant inquiring of his name Country, and Parents, asked whether he was at the communion, whether he received with them the bread and wine, and whether he was a servitor to M. Nicolas Cene senior of the Congregation. Whereunto he said, yea. Also whether he was a distributer of the tokens, whereby they were let in, that came.4 That he denied. Then he was brought into the Council Chamber, before two Presidents, and xxv. Counsellors, who after other questions about his country and Parents, demanded whether he was taken with them in the house. He answered: Yea. What he had to do there? To hear the word of God, and to receive with them. Who brought him thither? Himself. Whom there he knew? No man. How he durst or would enter, knowing no person there? Truth it was (said he) that he knew there 2. or 3. Who were they? M. Gravel, Clinet, and John Sansot, feigning that name of himself. Whether he knew the preacher? That he denied.