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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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On Wednesday the 21. day of April, in the year of our Lord. 1529.1 John Stewkesbery was brought into the Consistory at London before Cuthbert Bishop of London and his assistances, Henry Bishop of S. Ass, and John Abbot of Westminster. Unto whom the Bishop of London declared that he had at divers times exhorted him to recant the errors and heresies, which he held and defended, even as he did thē again exhort him, not to trust to much to his own wit & learning, but unto the doctrine of the holy mother the Church. Who made answer that in his judgement, he did not err from the doctrine of the holy mother the Church. And at the last, being examined upon errors, which (they said) were in the said book called yt wicked Mammon, he answered thus: Take ye the book and read it over, and I think in my conscience, ye shall find no fault in it. And being asked by the said bysh. whether he did rather give credit to his book or to the Gospel:2 he answered that the gospel is and ever hath been true. And moreover being particularly examined what he thought of this article, that the Jews of good intent and zeal slue Christ, he answered, look ye the book through, before and after, as it lieth, and ye shall find a better tale in it, then ye make of it, & further thought that whosoever translated the new testament, and made the book, meaning the wicked ⟨p. 1025⟩Mammon, he did it of good zeal, and by the spirit of god.
On Wensday the 21. day of Aprill, in the yeare of oure Lord. 1529.1 Iohn Stewkesbery was brought into the Cō sistory at London before Cutbert Byshop of London and his assistaunces, Henry Bishop of S. Asse, and Iohn Abbot of Westminster. Unto whom the Byshop of London declared that hee had at diuers times exhorted hym to recant the errors and heresies, whiche he held and defended, euen as hee did thē agayn exhort him, not to trust to much to his own wit & learning, but vnto the doctrine of ye holy mother the Churche. Who made aunswere that in his iudgement, he did not erre from the doctrine of ye holy mother the Church. And at the last, being examined vppon erroures, which (they sayd) were in the sayd booke called yt wicked Mammon, he aunswered thus: Take ye the book and read it ouer, and I thinke in my consciēce, ye shal finde no fault in it. And beyng asked by the sayd bysh. whether he dyd rather geue credite to hys book or to the Gospell: