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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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Forsomuch as by the Acts enacted, inquired, propounded, and alleged, & by thee judicially confessed, we do find that thou hast abjured certain errors & heresies & damnable opinions, by thee confessed, aswell particularly as generally, before our reverent fellow and brother, then thy Ordinary, according to the form and order of the Church and that one M. Luther together with his adherents and complices, receivers and favourers what soever they be, was condemned as an heretic by the authority of Pope Leo the x. of most happy memory, and by the authority of the Apostolic Sea, and the books & all writings, schedules and Sermons of the said master Luther, his adherents and complices whether they be found in Latin or in any other languages imprinted or translated, for the manifold heresies and errors, and damnable opinions that are in them, are condemned, reproved, and utterly rejected, and inhibition made by the authority of the said Sea to all faithful Christians, under the pain of excommunication and other punishments in that behalf to be incurred by the law, that no man by any means presume to read, teach, hear, imprint, or publish, or by any means do defend, directly or undirectly, secretly or openly, in their houses or in any other public or private places, any such manner of writings, books, errors or Articles, as are contained more at large in the Apostolic letters, drawn out in form of a public instrument, whereunto and to the contents thereof, we refer our selves as far as is expedient, and no otherwise: And for so much as we do perceive that thou diddest understand the premisses, and yet these things notwithstanding, after thy abjuration made (as is aforesaid) thou hast brought in divers & sundry times, many books of the said Martin Luther and his adherents and complices, and of other heretics, the names, titles, and authors of which books here follow and are these, Martin Luther of the abrogating of the private Mass. The declarations of M. Luther upon the Epistles of Peter. Luther upon the Epistles of Paul and Jude.1 Luther upon monastical vowers. Luther's commentary upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galatians.
Forsomuch as by the Actes enacted, inquired, propounded, and alledged, & by thee iudicially confessed, we do finde that thou hast abiured certaine errours & heresies & damnable opinions, by thee confessed, aswel particularly as generally, before our reuerent fellowe and brother, then thy Ordinary, according to the forme and order of the Churche and that one M. Luther together with his adherentes and complices, receiuers and fauourers what soeuer they bee, was cōdempned as an heriticke by the authoritie of Pope Leo the x. of most happy memory, and by the authoritie of the Apostolicke Sea, and the bookes & al writings, scedules and Sermons of the sayde maister Luther, his adherentes and complices whether they be found in Latine or in anye other languages imprinted or translated, for the manifold heresies and errours, and damnable opinions that are in them, are condemned, reproued, and vtterly reiected, and inhibition made by the authoritie of the said Sea to al faithful Christians, vnder the payne of excommunication and other punishments in that behalfe to bee incurred by the law, that no man by any meanes presume to read, teache, heare, imprint, or publishe, or by any meanes do defend, directly or vndirectly, secretly or openly, in their houses or in any other publike or priuat places, any such maner of writings, bookes, errours or Articles, as are contained more at large in the Apostolike letters, drawne out in forme of a publicke instrument, wherunto and to the contents thereof, we referre our selues as farre as is expedient, and no otherwise: And for somuche as we doe perceaue that thou diddest vnderstand the premisses, and yet these things notwitstanding, after thy abiuration made (as is aforesayd) thou hast brought in diuers & sundry tymes, many bookes of ye said Martin Luther and his adherentes and complices, and of other heretickes, the names, titles, and authors of which bookes here follow and are these, Martine Luther of the abrogating of the priuate Masse. The declarations of M. Luther vpon the Epistles of Peter. Luther vppon the Epystles of Paule and Iude.