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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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The new Testament in English, with an introduction to the Romans. The parable of the wicked Mammon. The obedience of a Christian man. A. B. C. of Thorpe's. The Sum of Scripture. The primer in English.1 The Psalter in English. A Dialogue betwixt the Gentleman and the Ploughman: Of all which kind of books both in Latin and English, translated, set forth and imprinted, containing not only Lutherian heresies, but also the damnable heresies of other heretics condemned, for as much as thou hast brought over from the parties beyond the Sea a great number into this Realm of England, & specially to our City and Diocese of London, and hast procured them to be brought and conveyed over, also hast kept by thee and studied those books, and hast published & read them unto divers men, and many of those books also hast dispersed and given unto divers persons dwelling within our City and Diocese of London, & hast confessed and affirmed before our Official, that those books of M. Luther and other heretics his complices and adherents, and all the conten•es in them are good & agreeable to the true faith, saying thus, that they are good and of the true faith, and by this means and pretence, hast commended and praised M. Luther, his adherents and complices, and hast favoured & believed their errors, heresies and opinions: Therefore we John the Bishop aforesaid, first calling upon the name of Christ,2 and setting God only before our eyes, by the counsel and consent of the Divines, and Lawyers, with whom in this behalf we have conferred, do declare and decree thee the foresaid Richard Bayfild, otherwise called Somersam, for the contempt of thy abjuration, as a favourer of the foresaid M. Luther, his adherents, complices, favourers, and other condemned heretics, and for commending and studying, reading, having, retaining, publishing, selling, giving, and dispersing the books and writings, as well of the said M.
The new Testament in English, with an introductiō to the Romaines. The parable of the wicked Mammon. The obedience of a Christian man. A. B. C. of Thorpes. The Summe of Scripture. The primer in English.1 The Psalter in English. A Dialogue betwixt the Gentleman and the Plowman: Of all which kynde of books both in Latin and English, translated, set forth and imprinted, containing not only Lutherian heresies, but also the damnable heresies of other heretiks condemned, for as much as thou hast brought ouer from the parties beyōd the Sea a great nomber into this Realme of England, & specially to our Citie and Dioces of London, and hast procured them to be brought and conueied ouer, also hast kept by thee and studied those books, and hast published & read them vnto diuers men, and many of those bookes also hast dispersed and giuen vnto diuers persons dwelling within our Citie and Dioces of London, & hast confessed and affirmed before our Officiall, that those books of M. Luther and other heretikes his complices and adherentes, and all the contenes in them are good & agreable to the true faith, saying thus, that they are good and of the true faith, and by this meanes and pretence, hast commēded and praised M. Luther, his adherents and complices, and hast fauoured & beleued their errors, heresies and opinions: Therfore we Iohn the Bishop aforesaid, first calling vpon the name of Christ,