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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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But here now cometh in sir Thomas More trumping in our way, with his painted card, & would needs take up this Tho. Bilney from us, and make him a convert after his sect. Thus these coated cards, though they could not by plain scriptures convince him being alive, yet now after his death, by false play they will make him theirs whither he will or no. This sir Thom. More in his railing preface before his book against Tyndale doth challenge Bilney to his catholic Church, and saith that, not only at the fire, but many days before both in words and writing, revoked, abhorred,1 and detested his heresies before holden. And how is this proved? by 3. or 4. mighty arguments, as big as milpostes, fet out of *Utopia, from whence, thou must know reader, can come no fictions but all fine Poetry.
But here nowe commeth in sir Thomas More trumping in our way, with hys paynted carde, & would needs take vp this Tho. Bilney from vs, and make hym a conuert after his secte. Thus these coated cardes, though they could not by playn scriptures conuince hym beyng aliue, yet now after hys death, by false play they will make hym theirs whither he will or no. This syr Thom. More in hys rayling preface before hys booke agaynst Tindalll doth challenge Bilney to hys catholicke Church, and sayth that, not onely at the fyre, but many dayes before both in wordes and writing, reuoked, abhorred,1 and detested hys heresies before holden. And how is this proued? by 3. or 4. mighty argumentes, as big as milpostes, fet out of *Utopia, from whence, thou must know reader, can come no fittons but all fine Poetrie.
- 14. Reason of Sir Thomas More.4. Reason of Syr Thomas More.
- *Utopia, one of Mores phantasies. Answer to Sir Tho. More.Vtopia, one of Mores phantasies. Aunswere to Syr Tho. More.