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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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I pass now to his second reason, where he reporteth, that the said Bilney forthwith upon his judgement and degradation, kneeled down in the presence of all the people, and asked of the Chancellor absolution from the sentence of excommunication, holding him well content with his death which he confessed himself to have deserved. &c.1
I passe now to hys second reason, where he reporteth, that the sayd Bilney forthwith vpon hys iudgement and degradation, kneeled downe in the presence of all the people, and asked of the Chauncellour absolution from the sentence of excommunication, holding hym well content with hys death whiche hee confessed himselfe to haue deserued. &c.1
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As touching the patient receiving of his death. I do well assent, although I do not think that he had deserved any such for his doctrine. And as for his kneeling down in the presence of the people, upon his judgement and degradation, as I do not deny that he might so do, so I suppose again the cause of his kneeling not to be unto the Chancellor to ask absolution from his excommunication. And if he were assoiled from his excommunication, yet doth it not thereupon follow that he recanted, no more then before, when he came to M. Latimer in his study, humbly to be confessed & assoiled from his sins as the blindness of the time then led him. But whether he kneeled down and was assoiled or no, neither was I there to see him, nor yet M. More himself. And therefore with the like authority as he affirmeth, I may deny the same, unless he brought better demonstration for his assertion then he doth, having no more for himself, but only his own *[Greek or Hebrew]. And yet nevertheless admit he so did, being a man of a timorous conscience of an humble spirit, and not fully resolved touching that matter of the Church, yet it followeth not thereby (as is said) that he revoked his other Articles and doctrine, by him before professed.