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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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In the month of April next following, the Lord of Raconis was present at a Sermon, in a place near unto Angrongne. The sermon being ended, he talked with the ministers, and having discoursed as well of the Dukes sickness, as also of his clemency and gentleness, he declared to them, that the persecution proceeded not of him, and that he meant not that the commission should have been so rigorously executed. After that he demanded of them, what way they thought best to appease the Dukes wrath. They answered, that the people ought not to be moved to seek by any means, how to please & appease the Duke, which might displease God. But the best way they knew, was the same, wherewith the ancient servants of God, used to appease the Pagan Princes and Emperors,1 in the time of the great persecutions of the church, that is to say, to give out and present unto them in writing, the confession of their faith, and defence of the religion which they professed: trusting that for as much as the fury of divers profane and Ethnic Emperors and princes have been heretofore appeased by such means, the Duke being endued with such singular virtues, as they said he was, would also be pacified by the like means: And for that cause the poor people had before sent a supplication, with a Confession of their faith unto the Duke, but they were not certain whether he had received it, or no. Wherefore they desired him to present the same unto the said Duke him self. Whereunto he agreed & promised so to do. Whereupon they sent three supplications: one to the Duke, the second to the Duchess,2 and the third to the dukes council, wherein they briefly declared what their religion was, and the points thereof, which they and their ancestors had of a long time observed, being wholly grounded upon the pure word of God: and if by the same word it should be proved, that they were in error, they would not be obstinate, but gladly be reformed, and embrace the trueth. After this the persecution seemed to be somewhat assuaged for a little while.
In the moneth of April next folowing, the Lorde of Raconis was present at a Sermon, in a place neare vnto Angrongne. The sermon being ended, he talked with the ministers, and hauing discoursed as well of the Dukes sickenesse, as also of his clemencie and gentlenes, he declared to them, that the persecution proceded not of him, and that he meant not that the cōmission shuld haue bene so rigorously executed. After that he demaunded of them, what way they thought best to appease the Dukes wrath. They answeared, that the people ought not to be mooued to seeke by any meanes, howe to please & appease the Duke, which mighte displease God. But ye best way they knewe, was the same, wherwith the auncient seruaunts of God, vsed to appease the Pagane Princes and Emperours,