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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 Bailiff and the two officers, with divers other Ancients of the town, answered, that they were fully resolved, not to consent to any abjuration, howsoever it were to be done, except that (which was always their exception) they could make it appear unto them by the word of God, that they had holden or maintained any heresy: marvelling much that he would go about to persuade them to lye to God and the world. And albeit that all men by nature are liars, yet they had learned by the word of God, that they ought diligently to take heed of lying in any matter, were it never so small. Also that they ought diligently to take heed,1 that their children did not accustom or use themselves to lie, and therefore punished them very sharply, when as they took them with any lye, even as if they had committed any robbery: for the Devil is a liar and the father of lies. Here the Bishop rose up in great anger and indignation, and so departed.
The Bailife and the two officers, with dyuers other Auncients of the towne, aunswered, that they were fully resolued, not to cōsent to any abiuratiō, howsoeuer it were to be done, except that (which was alwaies their exceptiō) they could make it appeare vnto thē by the word of God, that they had holden or mainteined any heresie: marueling much that he woulde go about to perswade them to lye to God and the world. And albeit that all men by nature are lyars, yet they had learned by the word of God, that they ought diligently to take heed of lying in any matter, were it neuer so small. Also that they ought diligently to take heede,1 that their children did not accustome or vse themselues to lie, and therefore punished them very sharpely, when as they tooke them with any lye, euen as if they had committed any robbery: for the Diuell is a lyer and the father of lyes. Heere the Byshop rose vp in great anger and indignation, and so departed.
- 1In matters of faith and religion, ought to be no dissimulation.In matters of faith and religion, ought to be no dissimulatiō.