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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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What dexterity of wit was in him, and excellency of doctrine, it may appear, not only by his books which he ⟨p. 1034⟩wrote of the Sacrament, but also in them which he entitled of Purgatory. In the which quarrel he withstood the violence of three most obstinate enemies, that is to say, of Rochester, More, and Rastall, whereof the one by the help of the Doctors, the other by wresting of the scripture, and the third by the help of natural philosophy had conspired against him. But he, as a Hercules, fighting not against two only, but even▪ with them all three at once, did so over throw & confound them, that he converted Rastall to his part.
What dexteritye of wyt was in him, and excellencye of doctrine, it may appeare, not onely by his books which he ⟨p. 1034⟩wrote of the Sacrament, but also in them which he intituled of Purgatory. In the which quarrell he withstoode the violence of three most obstinate enemies, yt is to say, of Rochester, More, and Rastall, whereof the one by the helpe of the Doctors, the other by wresting of the scripture, and the third by the helpe of naturall philosophy had conspired agaynst him. But he, as a Hercules, fighting not agaynst two onely, but euen▪ with them all three at once, did so ouer throw & confound thē, yt he conuerted Rastall to his part.
Besides all these commendations of this young man, there was also in him a friendly & prudent moderation in uttering of the truth, joined with a learned godliness. Which virtue hath always so much prevailed in the Church of Christ, that without it all other good gifts of knowledge,1 be they never so great, cannot greatly profit, but oftentimes do very much hurt. And would God that all things in all places were so free from all kind of dissension, that there were no mention made amongest Christians,