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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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Furthermore, where the Bishop feared, in burning Bilney, that he had burned Abel, what doth this fear of the Bishop import, but a doubting of his mind uncertain? For who feareth that whereof he is sure? Wherefore yt case is plain that Bilney at his burning did not recant, as More reporteth: For then yt Bish. knowing Bilney to dye a Catholic convert, & a true member of the church, would not have feared, nor doubted, but would have constantly affirmed Bilney to have dyed a true Abel in deed.1 And to conclude this matter, if Bilney dyed an Abel, then the Bishop by his own confession, must needs prove himself to be a Cain, which slue him. What more clearer probation could we bring, if there were a thousand? Or what need we any other, having this alone?
Furthermore, where the Bishop feared, in burning Bilney, that he had burned Abell, what doth this feare of the Byshop import, but a doubting of hys minde vncertayne? For who feareth that wherof he is sure? Wherefore yt case is playn yt Bilney at hys burning did not recant, as More reporteth: For then yt Bish. knowing Bilney to dye a Catholick conuert, & a true member of the church, would not haue feared, nor doubted, but would haue cōstantly affirmed Bilney to haue dyed a true Abell in deede.1 And to conclude this matter, if Bilney dyed an Abell, then the Bishop by his owne confession, must needes proue himself to be a Cain, which slue him. What more clearer probation could we bring, if there were a thousande? Or what neede we any other, hauing this alone?
- 1[…] bur••th Abel.〈…〉 bur••th Abell.
Now for testimony and witness of this matter,