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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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Book 8 › ¶James Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.Book 8 › ¶Iames Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He was asked moreover of matrimony, whether it was a Sacrament or not, and whether it conferreth grace, being commanded in the old law, and not yet taken away.
He was asked moreouer of matrimony, whether it was a Sacrament or not, and whether it conferreth grace, being commaunded in the old law, and not yet taken away.
His answer was: that Matrimony is an order or law, that the Church of Christ hath made, 1and ordained, by the which men may take to them women and sin not.
His answere was: that Matrimony is an order or law, that the Church of Christ hath made, 1and ordeined, by the which menne may take to them women and sinne not.
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1Lastly, for his books of scripture, & for his judgement of Tyndale, because he was urged to confess the troth, he said: That he had the new Testament translated into the English tongue by Tyndale, 2within this month, and thought he offended not God in using and keeping the same, notwithstanding that he knew the kings proclamation to the contrary, and that it was prohibited in the name of the Church at Pauls cross. But for all that he thought the word of God had not forbid it: confessing moreover, that he had in his keeping within this month, these books: the wicked Mammon, the obedience of a Christen man, the practise of Prelates, the answer of Tyndale to Tho. Mores Dialogue, the book of Frith against Purgatory, the Epistle of George Gee, aliâs George Clerk: adding furthermore, that in all these books he never saw any errors And if there were any such in them, then if they were corrected, it were good that the people had the said books.