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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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Well, all this admitted, that Bilney read his revocation so softly, that some could hear, some could not hear him then this would be known, what was the cause why Bilney read his revocation so softly? which must needs be either for lack of good will to read, or good voice to utter. If good will were absent in reading▪ that revocation, then it appeareth that he recanted against his own mind and conscience. If it were by imbecility of voice & utterance, then how followeth it M. More in this your narration, where you say, that the said persons, which could not hear him read the bill, yet notwithstanding could hear him rehearse certain other things spoken by him the same time at the fire, whereby they could not but perceive well, that he revoked his errors. &c. Ah M. More for all your powder of experience, do ye think to cast such a mist before mens eyes, that we cannot see how you juggle with truth, and take you tardy in your own narration? unless peradventure you will excuse your self, per licentiam Poeticam, after the privilege of Poets and painters, for as ye know the old liberty of these two. Pictoribus atque Poetis.
Well, all this admitted, that Bilney read his reuocation so softly, that some could heare, some could not hear him thē this would be knowne, what was the cause why Bilney read his reuocation so softly? which must needes be either for lacke of good will to read, or good voyce to vtter. If good will were absent in reading▪ that reuocation, then it appeareth yt he recanted against his owne minde and conscience. If it were by imbecillitie of voyce & vtterance, thē how followeth it M. More in this your narration, where you say, that the sayd persons, whiche coulde not heare hym read the bill, yet notwithstanding could heare hym rehearse certaine other thinges spoken by him the same time at the fire, wherby they could not but perceaue well, that he reuoked his errors. &c. Ah M. More for all your pouder of experience, doe ye thinke to cast such a mist before mens eyes, that we cannot see how you iuggle with truth, and take you tardy in your own narration? vnlesse peraduenture you wil excuse your selfe, per licentiam Poeticam, after the priuiledge of Poets and paynters, for as ye know the old liberty of these two. Pictoribus atque Poetis.