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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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Whereat the Bishop of Aix laughed, and clapping the gentlewoman on the shoulder, said, by my holy orders my minion, well said, I con you thank, She hath talked well unto you, my Lord Beavieu, remember well the lesson that she hath given you. Here the Lord Beavieu being wholly moved with anger, said, I care neither for her school nor yours, for it would be long before a man should learn of either of you both, any honesty or honour: For if I should say that the most part of the bishops and priests are abominable adulterers, blind idolaters, deceivers, thieves, seducers, I should not speak against the holy church, but against a heap and flock of wolves, dogs, and filthy swine in speaking these things, I would think a man not to be mad at all, except he be mad for speaking of the truth.
Whereat the Bishop of Aix laughed, and clapping the gentlewoman on the shoulder, sayd, by my holy orders my minion, wel said, I conne you thanke, She hath talked wel vnto you, my Lord Beauieu, remember wel the lesson that shee hath geuen you. Heere the Lorde Beauieu being wholy moued wt anger, sayde, I care neyther for her schole nor yours, for it would be long before a man should learne of either of you both, any honesty or honour: For if I shuld say that the most part of the bishops and priests are abhominable adulterers, blind idolaters, deceiuers, theeues, seducers, I should not speake against the holy church, but against a heape and flocke of wolues, dogs, and filthy swine in speaking these thinges, I would thinke a man not to be mad at all, except he be mad for speaking of the truth.
Then the Archbishop in a great jury answered, my L. Beavieu, you speak very evil, and you must give account when time and place serveth, of this your talk, which you have here uttered against the Church men. I would, said the Lord Beavieu that it were to do even this present day, and I would bind my self to prove more abuses & naughtiness in Priests then I have yet spoken. Then said the President Chassinee, my Lord Beavieu, let us leave of this talk and live as our fathers have done, and maintain their honour. Then said he in a great anger, I am no Priests son to maintain their wickedness and abuse. And afterward he said, I am well content to honour all true pastors of the church, and will not blame them which show good example in their doctrine and living: but I demand of you my Lord of Arles, and you my Lord of Aix, when as our Lord Jesus Christ called the Priests deceiving hypocrites, blind seducers, robbers and thieves, did he them any outrage or wrong? and they answered no, for the most part of them were such men.