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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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You are not ignorant that by the Arrest given out by the high Court of Province, you were all condemned to be burned, both men, women, and children: your houses also to be beaten down, and your town to be razed and made desolate, &c. as is more largely contained in the said arrest. Notwithstanding, it hath pleased the King our most gracious Prince, to send his letters unto the said Court, commanding that the said arrest should not so rigorously proceed against you: but if it could, by sufficient information be proved, that you or any of you had swerved from the true Religion, demonstration should be made thereof unto you by the word of God, whereby you might be reduced again to the flock of Christ. Wherefore it was determined in the said Court of Parliament, that the Bishop of Cavaillon, with a Doctor of Divinity, should in my presence, declare unto you the errors and heresies wherewith they say, you are infected: and after good demonstration made by the word of God, you should publicly and solemnly renounce and abjure the said heresies, and in so doing, should obtain the grace and pardon contained in the Kings letters: Wherefore show your selves this day, that you be obedient unto God, the King, and the Magistrates. When he had thus spoken, what answer you (said he) to that which I have propounded?
You are not ignoraunt that by the Arrest geuen out by the high Court of Prouince, you were all condemned to be burned, both men, women, and children: your houses also to be beaten downe, and your towne to be rased and made desolate, &c. as is more largely conteined in the said arrest. Notwithstanding, it hath pleased the King our most gracious Prince, to send his letters vnto the said Court, commanding that the sayd arrest should not so rigorously proceede against you: but if it could, by sufficient information be proued, that you or any of you had swarued frō the true Religion, demonstratiō should be made thereof vnto you by the word of God, wherby you might be reduced againe to the flocke of Christ. Wherefore it was determined in the saide Court of Parlament, that the Bishop of Cauaillon, with a Doctour of Diuinitie, should in my presence, declare vnto you the errours and heresies wherewith they say, you are infected: and after good demonstration made by the word of God, you should publikely and solemnely renounce and abiure the sayde heresies, and in so doyng, shoulde obteine the grace and pardon conteined in the Kings letters: Wherefore shew your selues this day, that you be obedient vnto God, the King, and ye Magistrates. When he had thus spoken, what aunswere you (sayd he) to that which I haue propounded?