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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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He said, as Hezekiah destroyed the brazen Serpent that Moses made by the commandment of God, even so should kings and princes now a days destroy and burn the Images of Saints set up in Churches.
He sayd, as Ezechias destroyd the brasen Serpent that Moses made by the cōmaundemēt of God, euen so should kinges and princes now a dayes destroy and burne the Images of Sayntes set vp in Churches.
These five hundred years there hath been no good Pope,1 nor in all the time past, we can find but fifty, for they have neither preached, ne lived well, or conformably to their dignity: Wherefore till now they have borne the keys of Simony. Against whom, good people, we must preach and teach unto you. For we can not come to them, it is great pity, they have sore slandered the blood of Christ.
These fiue hundred yeares there hath bene no good Pope,1 nor in all the time past, we can finde but fiftye, for they haue neither preached, ne liued well, or conformablye to theyr dignity: Wherefore till now they haue borne the keyes of Symony. Agaynst whom, good people, we must preache and teache vnto you. For we canne not come to them, it is great pitty, they haue sore sclaundered the bloud of Christ.
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