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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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Wherefore in three words to answer to M. More. First all this tale of his may be doubted, because of y• matter not hanging together. Secondly, it may also well be denied, for the insufficiency of probation, and testimony. Thirdly, if all this were granted, yet neither hath master More any great advantage against Bilney to reprove him to have recanted: nor yet M. Cope against me, which by the authority of M. More seeketh to bear me down,1 and disprove my former story.
Wherefore in three wordes to aunswere to M. More. First all this tale of hys may be doubted, because of y• matter not hanging together. Secondly, it may also well be denyed, for the insufficiencye of probation, and testimonye. Thirdly, if al this were graunted, yet neyther hath master More anye great aduauntage agaynst Bilney to reproue him to haue recanted: nor yet M. Cope against me, whiche by the authoritie of M. More seeketh to beare mee downe,1 and disproue my former story.
- 1Mores consequent denied.Mores consequent denyed.
For be it granted that Bilney at his death, did hold with the Mass, with confession, and with the authority of their Romish Church, being an humble spirited man, and yet no further brought: yet all this notwithstanding proveth not that he recanted. For so much as he never held nor taught any thing before against the premisses, therefore he could not recant that which he never did hold. For the better demonstration whereof, I will recite out of the Registers, some part of his teaching and preaching, as was objected against him by one Richard Nele, Priest: who among other witnesses,1