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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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Put away your golden Gods, your silver Gods, your stony Gods, and leave your offerings, and lift up your hearts to the sacrament of the altar. Also the said Master Bilney said in his Sermon: I know certain things have been offered in such places, which have been afterward given to whores, of the stews, and I call them whores of the stews that be naught of their lyuing &c. Ex Regist.
Put away your golden Gods, your siluer Gods, your stonye Gods, and leaue your offeringes, and lift vp your heartes to the sacrament of the aultar. Also the sayd Maister Bilney sayde in hys Sermon: I know certayne thinges haue bene offered in such places, whiche haue bene afterward geuen to whores, of the stewes, and I call them whores of the stewes that be naught of their lyuing &c. Ex Regist.
Item, by an other witness named W. Cade, it was deposed against him, thus to preach: That Jews and Saracens would have become Christen men long ago, had not Idolatry of Christen men been, by offering of Candles, wax, or money to the stocks, and the stones of Images set and standing in the Churches. &c.1
Item, by an other witnes named W. Cade, it was deposed agaynst him, thus to preache: That Iewes and Saracens would haue become Christen men long agoe, had not Idolatrye of Christen men beene, by offring of Candels, waxe, or money to the stockes, and the stones of Images set and standing in the Churches. &c.1
- 1Bilney against Pilgrimage.
Item, by the said deponent against Bilney: That the Priests take away the offerings, and hang them about their whores necks: and after that, they take them again from the whores, if they please them not, and hang them upon the Images, and is not that a great relic, when it is hanged there again?