A67926:1917
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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Book 8 › ¶Articles against Thomas Arthur.Book 8 › ¶Articles agaynst Thomas Arthur.
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3 When he spake of Laws, he brought a similitude of Crosses, set up against the walls of London, that men should not piss there. When there was but one Cross or a few more, men did reverence them, and pissed not there: but when there was in every corner a Cross set, then men of necessity were compelled to piss upon the Crosses: So in like manner, when there was but a few holy and devout laws in the Church, then men were afraid to offend them. Afterward, they made many laws for their advantage,1 and such as were pecuniall, those they do observe, and such as are not pecuniall, those they call Palea, and regard them not: and so now adays there are so many laws, that whether a man do ill or well, he shall be taken in the law. He confessed that he spake the very same, or the like words.2
3 When he spake of Lawes, he brought a similitude of Crosses, set vp againste the walles of London, that men should not pisse there. When there was but one Crosse or a fewe more, men did reuerence them, and pissed not there: but when there was in euery corner a Crosse set, then men of necessitie were compelled to pisse vpon the Crosses: So in lyke manner, when there was but a fewe holy and deuoute lawes in the Churche, then men were afrayde to offend them. Afterwarde, they made many lawes for their aduantage,1 and such as were pecuniall, those they do obserue, and such as are not pecuniall, those they call Palea, and regard them not: and so now adayes there are so many lawes, that whether a man do ill or well, he shall be taken in the lawe. He confessed that he spake the very same, or the like words.2
- 1The multitude of laws, make laws to be contemned.The multitude of lawes, make lawes to be c•ntemned.
- 2Palea in the Popes decrees. The preaching of the Gospel is to be left for no persecution.