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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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The morrow after he was brought before the judges, in the presence of the bishops, whereas he was examined in this form as followeth. Hast not thou set forth to sale the Bible and the new Testament in French? The prisoner answered, ⟨p. 947⟩that he had so done. And being demanded whether he understood or knew not that it was forbidden throughout all Christendom, to print or sell the Bible in any other language, then in Latin: he answered, that he knew the contrary, and that he had sold many Bibles in the French tong,1 with the Emperors privilege, and many other printed at Lions: also new testaments, imprinted by the kings privilege. Furthermore he said, that he knew no nation throughout all Christendom, which had not the holy scriptures in their vulgar tongue: and afterward with a bold courage thus he spake unto them. O you inhabitants of Avignon, are you alone in all Christendom? those men which do despise and abhor the Testament of the heavenly father: Will you forbid and hide that which Jesus Christ hath commanded to be revealed and published? Do you not know that our Lord Jesus Christ gave power unto his Apostles, to speak all manner of tongues, to this end, that his holy Gospel should be taught unto all creatures, in every language? And why do you not forbid those books and pictures, which are full of filthiness and abomination, to move & stir up the people to whoredom, and to uncleanness, and to provoke Gods vengeance and great indignation upon you all? what greater blasphemy can there be, then to forbid Gods most holy books which he ordained to instruct the ignorant, and to reduce and bring again into the way such as are gone astray? What cruelty is this, to take away from the poor silly souls their nourishment and sustenance? But my Lords, you shall give an heavy account, which call sweet sower, and sower sweet, which maintain abominable and detestable books and pictures, and reject that which is holy.
The morow after he was brought before the iudges, in ye presence of the bishops, wheras he was examined in this forme as followeth. Hast not thou set foorth to sale the Bible and the new Testament in French? The prisoner aunswered, ⟨p. 947⟩that he had so done. And being demanded whether he vnderstood or knew not that it was forbidden throughout all Christendome, to print or sel the Bible in any other language, then in Latin: he aunswered, that he knewe the contrary, and that he had sold many Bibles in the French tong,