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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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1Now let us then compare the number of this unkind idle sort, unto the number of the lay people, & we shall see whether it be indifferently shifted or not, that they should have half. Compare them to the number of men, so are they not the hundred person. Compare them to men, women & children, then are they not the four hundred person in nun ber. One part therefore in four hundred parts divided, were to much for them, except they did labour. What an unequal burden is it that they have half with the multitude, and are not the four hundred person of their number? What tongue is able to tell that ever there was any common wealth so sore oppressed, since the world first began?
1Now let vs then compare the number of this vnkinde idle sort, vnto the number of the lay people, & we shall see whether it be indifferently shifted or not, that they should haue halfe. Cōpare them to the number of men, so are they not the hundreth person. Compare them to men, womē & children, then are they not the foure hundreth person in nū ber. One part therefore in foure hundreth partes deuyded, were to much for them, except they did labor. What an vnequall burthē is it that they haue halfe with the multitude, and are not the foure hundreth person of theyr number? What toung is able to tell that euer there was any commō wealth so sore oppressed, since the world first began?
- 1An unequal division that the Fryers should have ••lfe with the multitude, they being […] hundred […] of the number.An vnequal diuision that the Fryers should haue ••lfe with the m••ltitude, they being 〈…〉 hundreth 〈…〉 of the number.