A67926:2130
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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Likewise say they of all the whole sort of the spiritualty, that if they will pray for no man but for them that give them money, they are tyrants & lack charity, & suffer those souls to be punished and pained uncharitably for lack of their prayers. This sort of folks they call heretics, these they burn, these they rage against, put to open shame and make them bear Fagots. But whether they be heretics or no, well I wot, that this Purgatory & the popes pardons are all the cause of the translation of your kingdom so fast into their hands: wherefore it is manifest, it can not be of Christ,1 for he gave more to the temporal kingdom, he himself paid tribute to Cesar, he took nothing from him, but taught that the high powers should be always obeyed, yea he himself (although he were most free Lord of all, & innocent) was obedient unto the high powers unto death. This is the great scab, why they will not let the new testament go abroad in your mother tongue, least men should espy that they by their cloaked hypocrisy do translate thus fast your kingdom into their ham des: that they are not obedient unto your high power: that they are cruel, unclean, unmerciful and hypocrites: that they seek not the honour of Christ but their own: that remission of sins are not given by the Popes Pardon, but by Christ, for the sure faith and trust that we have in him.
Likewise say they of all the whole sort of the spiritualtye, that if they will pray for no man but for thē that geue thē money, they are tyrants & lacke charity, & suffer those soules to be punished and payned vncharitably for lacke of theyr prayers. This sorte of folkes they cal hereticks, these they burne, these they rage agaynst, put to open shame and make them beare Fagots. But whether they be heretickes or no, well I wot, that this Purgatory & the popes pardons are all the cause of the translatiō of your kingdome so fast into theyr handes: wherefore it is manifest, it can not be of Christ,1 for he gaue more to the temporall kingdome, he himselfe payd tribute to Cesar, he tooke nothing frō him, but taught that the high powers should be alwaies obeied, yea he himself (although he were most free Lord of al, & innocēt) was obedient vnto ye high powers vnto death. This is the great skabbe, why they will not let ye new testamēt go abroad in your mother toung, least men should espye that they by theyr cloked hypocrisy do translate thus fast your kingdome into their hā des: that they are not obedient vnto your high power: that they are cruell, vncleane, vnmercifull and hpocrites: that they seeke not the honor of Christ but theyr owne: that remission of sinnes are not geuen by the Popes Pardon, but by Christ, for the sure fayth and trust that we haue in him.