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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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They that write of the beginning of this people, say that about CC. years ago,1 they came out of the Country of Piedmont, to inhabit in Province, in certain Villages, ⟨p. 943⟩destroyed by wars, and other desert places: Wherein they used such labour and diligence, that they had abundance of corn, wine, oils, honey, almonds, with other fruits & commodities of the earth, and much cattle. Before they came thither,2 Merindol was a barren desert and not inhabited. But these good people (in whom God always had reserved some little seed of piety) being dispersed, and separated from the society of men, were compelled to dwell with beasts, in that waste and wild desert, which notwithstanding, through the blessing of God, and their great labour and travel, became exceeding fruitful. Notwithstanding, the world in the mean time, so detested & abhorred them, and with all shameful rebukes and contumelies, railed against them in such despiteful manner, that it seemed they were not worthy that the earth should bear them. For they, of a long continuance and custom, had refused the Bishop of Romes authority, and observed ever a more perfect kind of doctrine, then others, delivered to them from the father to the son, ever since the year of our Lord. 1200.
THey that write of the beginning of this people, say that about CC. yeres ago,1 they came out of the Country of Piedmont, to inhabite in Prouince, in certaine Uillages, ⟨p. 943⟩destroyed by warres, and other desert places: Wherin they vsed such labour and diligence, that they had abundance of corne, wine, oyles, hony, almons, with other fruits & commodities of the earth, and muche cattell. Before they came thether,2 Merindol was a barren desert and not inhabited. But these good people (in whome God alwaies had reserued some litle seede of pietie) being dispersed, and separated from the societie of men, were compelled to dwell with beasts, in that waste and wilde desert, which notwithstanding, through the blessing of God, and their great laboure and trauel, became exceeding frutefull. Notwithstanding, the world in the meane time, so detested & abhorred them, and with all shamefull rebukes and contumelies, railed against them in such despiteful maner, yt it semed they were not worthy that the earth should beare them. For they, of a long continuance and custome, had refused the Byshop of Romes authoritie, and obserued euer a more perfect kinde of doctrine, then others, deliuered to them from the father to the sonne, euer since the yere of our Lord. 1200.