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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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Here he remained 14. days, daily practising new devises, to vex and torment them,1 with new Proclamations, now calling to him the Syndics and head officers, now severally and now altogether, that so for fear he might make them to relent: causing also assembles to be made in every Parish, by such as he appointed, thinking thereby to divide the people. Notwithstanding he nothing prevailed with all that he could do: but still they continued constant. Insomuch that they with one accord, presented a brief confession of their Faith, with an answer to certain interrogatories made by the President, in the which they confessed:
Heere he remained 14. daies, daily practising newe deuises, to vexe and torment them,1 wyth newe Proclamations, now calling to him the Syndiques and head officers, now seuerally and nowe altogether, yt so for fear he mighte make thē to relente: causing also assembles to be made in euery Parish, by suche as hee appoynted, thinking thereby to deuide the people. Notwithstanding he nothing preuailed with all that he coulde doe: but still they continued constant. In somuch that they with one accorde, presented a briefe confession of their Faith, with an aunswere to certaine interrogatories made by the President, in the whych they confessed:
- 1The Syndics were as Shrieves Counsellors or Advocates.The Syndiques were as Shrieues Councellers or Aduocates.
That the Religion wherein both they and their Elders had ben long instructed & brought up, was the same,1 which is contained both in the old and new Testament, the which is also briefly comprised in the 12. Articles of the Christian belief.