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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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And this is by the reason that the chief instrument of your law,1 yea the chief of your Council and he which hath your sword in his hand, to whom also all the other instruments are obedient, is always a spiritual man, which hath ever such an inordinate love unto his own kingdom that he will maintain that, though all the temporal kingdoms and common wealths of the world, should therefore ⟨p. 1017⟩utterly be undone. Here leave we out the greatest matter of all, least that we declaring such an horrible caren of evil against the ministers of iniquity,2 should seem to declare the one only fault, or rather the ignorance of our best beloved minister of righteousness, which is to be hid till he may be learned by these small enormities that we have spoken of, to know it plainly himself.
And this is by the reason that the chiefe instrument of your law,1 yea ye chiefe of your Councell and he which hath your sword in his hand, to whom also all the other instrumentes are obedient, is alwayes a spirituall man, which hath euer such an inordinate loue vnto his own kingdome that he will maintayne that, though all the tēporall kingdomes and common wealthes of the world, should therefore ⟨p. 1017⟩vtterly be vndone. Here leue we out the greatest matter of all, least that we declaring such an horrible caren of euill agaynst the ministers of iniquity,2 should seeme to declare the one onely fault, or rather the ignorance of our best beloued minister of righteousnes, which is to be hid till he may be learned by these small enormities that we haue spoken of, to know it playnly himselfe.
- 1Unconuenient […] spiritual man to be Lord ChancellorVnconuenient 〈…〉 spirituall man to be Lord Chauncellour