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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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Thus much being partly touched before, I thought here to insinuate again out of the Registers, touching the opinions of Tho. Bilney. Whereby may appear the whole sum of his preaching & doctrine to proceed chiefly against Idolatry, invocation of saints, vain worship of Images, false trust to mens merits, & such other gross points of religion, as seemed prejudicial & derogatory to the blood of our saviour Jesus Christ. As touching the Mass, and Sacrament of the altar,1 as he never varied from himself, so he never differed therein from the most grossest Catholics And as concerning his opinion of the Church of Rome, how blind it was at that time, may sufficiently appear by his own answers in time of his abjuration, written with his own hand in Latin, which I have to show, as followeth: Credo plaerasque legis pontificias utiles esse, 2necessarias, & ad pietatem quoque plurimum promoventes, nec sacris Scripturis repugnantes, imò ab omnibus plurimum obseruadas. &c. De omnibus nō possum pronunciare, utpote quas non legi, & quas legi, nunquā in hoc legi, ut reprehenderē, sed ut discerē intelligere ac pro virili facere, & docere. De multiplicitate legū questus est suo tempore S Augustinus, & item Gersonus, qui miratur quomodo nos post lapsum, inter tot laqueos Constitution ū tuti esse possimus, quum primi parents adhuc puri, & ante lapsum, & unicum praeceptum non obseruarint. &c.
Thus much being partly touched before, I thought here to insinuate agayn out of the Registers, touching the opinions of Tho. Bilney. Whereby may appeare the whole sūme of his preaching & doctrine to proceed chiefly against Idolatry, inuocation of sayntes, vayne worship of Images, false trust to mens merites, & such other grosse points of religion, as seemed preiudiciall & derogatory to ye bloud of our sauiour Iesus Christ. As touching the Masse, and Sacrament of the aultar,1 as he neuer varyed from himself, so he neuer differred therein frō the most grossest Catholickes And as concerning his opinion of the Churche of Rome, how blinde it was at that tyme, may sufficiētly appeare by hys owne aunsweres in tyme of hys abiuration, written with his owne hand in Latine, whiche I haue to shew, as followeth: Credo plaerasque legis pontificias vtiles esse,