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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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Item, by fryer John Hogekyn, that Bilney thus preached at Ipswich: The coming of our Saviour Christ was long desired, and by divers and many prophets prophesied, 1that he should come. But John the Baptist, more then a Prophet, did not only prophesy, but with his finger showed: Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. Then, if this were the very Lamb, which John did demonstrate, and showed, which taketh away the sins of the world, what injury is this Bull of the Bishop of Rome to our Saviour Jesus Christ, that to be buried in the Cowl of S. Francis, should or may remit 4. parts of the penance? What is left to our Saviour Jesus Christ, which taketh away the sins of the world? This will I justify to be a great blasphemy against the blood of Christ. &c.
Item, by fryer Iohn Hogekyn, that Bilney thus preached at Ipswich: The comming of our Sauiour Christ was long desired, and by diuers and manye prophetes prophecied, 1that hee should come. But Iohn the Baptist, more then a Prophet, did not onely prophecie, but with his finger shewed: Behold the Lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the world. Then, if thys wer the very Lambe, which Iohn did demonstrate, and shewed, whiche taketh away the sinnes of the worlde, what iniurie is this Bull of the Byshop of Rome to our Sauiour Iesu Christ, that to be buryde in the Cowle of S. Fraunces, should or may remit 4. partes of the penaunce? What is lefte to our Sauiour Iesus Christ, which taketh away the sinnes of the worlde? This will I iustifie to be a great blasphemy agaynst the blood of Christ. &c.
- 1Bilney against false merites▪ Vide supra pag. 976.Bilney agaynst false merites▪ Vide supra pag. 976.