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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 bloody arrest or Decree seemed so strange and wonderful, that in every place throughout all Province, there was great reasoning and disputation concerning the same, especially among the advocates, and men of learning & understanding: in so much that many durst boldly & openly say, that they greatly marvelled, how that Court of parliament could be so mad, or so bewitched, to give out such an arrest, so manifestly injurious & unjust, and contrary to ⟨p. 944⟩all right and reason, yea to all sense of humanity: also contrary to the solemn oath, which all such as are received to office in Courts of Parliament, are accustomed to make, that is to say, to judge justly & uprightly, according to the law of God, and the just ordinances & laws of the realm, so that God thereby might be honoured, and every mans right regarded without respect of persons.
This bloudye arrest or Decree seemed so straunge and wonderfull, that in euery place throughout all Prouince, there was great reasoning and disputation cōcerning the same, especially among the aduocates, and men of lerning & vnderstanding: in so muche that many durst boldly & openly say, that they greatly marueiled, how that Court of parlamēt could be so mad, or so bewitched, to giue out such an arrest, so manifestly iniucious & vniust, and contrary to ⟨p. 944⟩all right and reason, yea to all sense of humanitie: also contrary to the solemne othe, which all such as are receiued to office in Courtes of Parliament, are accustomed to make, that is to say, to iudge iustly & vprightly, according to the law of God, and the iust ordinances & lawes of the realm, so that God therby might be honoured, and euery mannes right regarded without respect of persons.
Some of the advocates or lawyers, defending the said Arrest to be just and right, said: that in case of Lutheranism, the judges are not bound to observe either right or reason,1