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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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Here were an holy sort of Prelates, that thus cruelly could punish such a righteous king, all his realm and succession, for doing right. Here were a charitable sort of holy men that could thus interdict a whole Realm, & pluck away the obedience of the people from their natural liege Lord and king, for none other cause, but for his righteousness. Here were a blessed sort, not of meek herds, but of bloudsuppers, that could set the French king upon such a righteous Prince, to cause him to lose his crown and dignity, to make effusion of the blood of his people, unless this good and blessed king, of great compassion,1 more fearing & lamenting the shedding of the blood of his people, then the loss of his crown and dignity, against all right and conscience, had submitted himself unto them.
Here were an holy sort of Prelates, that thus cruelly could punish such a righteous king, al his realme and succession, for doing right. Here were a charitable sort of holy men that could thus interdite a whole Realme, & plucke away the obedience of the people from their naturall liege Lord and king, for none other cause, but for his righteousnes. Here were a blessed sort, not of meeke heardes, but of bloudsuppers, that could set the French king vpon such a righteous Prince, to cause him to lose his crown and dignity, to make effusiō of the bloud of his people, vnles this good and blessed king, of great compassion,1 more fearing & lamenting the shedding of the bloud of his people, then the losse of his crowne and dignity, agaynst all right and conscience, had submitted himselfe vnto them.
- 1K. John submitted himself unto the Pope, read before.K. Iohn submitted himself• vnto the Pope, read before.
O case most horrible, that ever so noble a king, realm and succession, should thus be made to stoop to such a sort of bloudsuppers. Where was his sword, power, crown, & dignity become, whereby he might have done justice in this matter? where was their obedience become that should have ben subject under his high power in this matter? Yea where was the obedience of all his subjects become, that for maintenance of the common wealth should have holpen him manfully to have resisted these bloudsuppers, to ye shedding of their blood? was it not altogether by their policy, translated from this good king unto them?