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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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It followeth moreover in M. More. And there lacked not some (saith he) that were sorry for it. 1No doubt, but if our Bilney had so relented, some would have been very sorry therefore. But what one man in all this sum, in all Norwich was sorry that M. More must specify unto us before we believe him: so well are we acquainted with his Poetical fictions But how else should this narration of M. More seem to run with probability, if it were not watered with such additions? He addeth moreover, and saith: And some wrote out of Norwich to London, that he had not revoked his heresies at all, but still did abide in them. This soundeth rather to come more near to a truth.2 And here is a knack of Sinon's art, to interlard a tale of untruth with some parcel of truth now and then among, that somethings being found true, may win credit to the rest which is utterly false. And why then be not the letters of these Norwich men believed, for the not recanting of Bilney? Because (saith he) afterward they being called to examination: it was there proved plainly to their faces, that Bilney revoked. By whom was it proved? By those (saith he) which at his execution stood by, and heard him read his revocation himself &c. What men were these? or what were their names? or what was any one mans name in all the City of Norwich, that heard Bilney recant? There M. More will give us leave to seek them out if we can,3 for he can name us none. Well, & why could not the other part hear Bilney read his revocation as well as these? Because (saith More) he read so softly, that they could not hear him.
It followeth moreouer in M. More. And there lacked not some (sayth he) that were sory for it. 1No doubt, but if our Bilney had so relented, some would haue bene very sorye therfore. But what one man in all this summe, in all Norwich was sory that M. More must specifie vnto vs before we beleue him: so well are we acquaynted with his Poeticall fictiōs But how els should this narratiō of M. More seeme to runne with probabilitie, if it were not watered with such additions? He addeth moreouer, and sayth: And some wrote out of Norwiche to London, that he had not reuoked his heresies at all, but still did abide in them. This soundeth rather to come more neare to a truth.