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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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Secondly, that you do not intermeddle, openly to reprove ladies and gentlewomen for their pastime and pleasures.
Secondly, yt you do not entermeddle, openly to reproue ladies and gentlewomen for their pastime and pleasures.
Thirdly, that you do never speak against the life and living of *Priests, how wicked so ever it be, according to this saying: Do not touch mine anointed.
Thirdly, that you doe neuer speake against the life and liuing of *Priests, howe wicked so euer it be, according to this saying: Do not touch mine annoynted.
- *Churchmen be they never so evil, must not be spoken against. 1. Par. 16.Churchmē be they neuer so euill, must not be spoken against. 1. Par. 16.
To whom monsieur Beavieu answered, as touching the first point, I know no Lutherans, neither what is meant by this word Lutheranism, except you do call them Lutherans, which profess the doctrine of the gospel. Neither yet will I ever allow any Arrest which shall be given out to death against men whose cause hath not been heard, especially, against women and young infants: and I am assured that there is no Court of parliament in all France which will approve or allow any such arrest. And where as you say that I should not meddle to reprove ladies or gentlewomen, if I knew any kinswoman of mine, which would abandon her self unto a priest or clerk,