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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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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?
O case most horrible, that euer so noble a king, realme and succession, should thus be made to stoupe to such a sort of bloudsuppers. Where was his sword, power, crowne, & dignity become, wherby he might haue done iustice in this matter? where was their obedience become that shoulde haue ben subiect vnder his high power in this matter? Yea where was the obedience of all his subiectes become, that for maintenance of the cōmon wealth should haue holpen him manfully to haue resisted these bloudsuppers, to ye sheding of theyr bloud? was it not altogether by theyr policy, translated from this good king vnto them?
Yea, and what do they more? Truly nothing,1 but apply themselves by all the sleights they may, to have to do with every mans wife, every mans daughter, and every mans maid, that cuckoldry and baudry should reign over all, among your subjects, that no man should know his own child. that their bastards might inherit the possessions of every man, to put the right begotten children clear beside their inheritance, in subversion of all estates and godly order. These be they that by their abstaining from Marriage, do let the generation of the people, whereby all the Realm at length, if it should be continued, shall be made desert and inhabitable.
Yea, and what do they more? Truly nothing,1