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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 › ¶The sentence given against John Frith.Book 8 › ¶The sentence geuen against Iohn Frith.
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.
IN the name of God, Amen. We John by the permission of God, Bishop of London, lawfully and rightly proceeding with all godly favour by authority and virtue of our office, against thee John Frith, of our jurisdiction,1 before us personally here present, being accused and detected, and notoriously slandered of heresy, having heard, seen, and understand, and with diligent deliberation weighed, discussed, and considered the merits of the cause, all things being observed which by us in this behalf, by order of law ought to be observed, sitting in our judgement seat, the name of Christ being first called upon, and having *God only before our eyes, because by the acts enacted, propoū dead, and exhibited in this matter, and by thine own confession judicially made before us, we do find that thou hast taught, holden, and affirmed, and obstinately defended divers errors and heresies, and damnable opinions, contrary to the doctrine and determination of the holy Church, and specially against the reverend Sacrament, and albeit that we following the example of Christ, which would not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should convert and live, have oftentimes gone about to correct thee, and by all lawful means that we could, and most wholesome admonitions that we did know, to reduce thee again to the true faith, and the unity of the universal Catholic Church, notwithstanding we have found thee obstinate and stiff necked, willingly continuing in thy damnable opinions & heresies, and refusing to return again unto the true faith and unity of the holy mother Church, and as the child of wickedness and darkness, so to have hardened thy heart ⟨p. 1036⟩that thou wilt not understand the voice of thy shepherd, which with a fatherly affection doth seek after thee, nor wilt not be allured with his godly and fatherly admonitions.
IN the name of God, Amen. We Iohn by the permission of God, Byshop of London, lawfully and rightly proceeding with all godly fauour by authoritie and vertue of our office, against thee Iohn Frith, of our iurisdictiō,1 before vs personally here present, being accused and detected, and notoriously slaundered of heresie, hauinge hearde, seene, and vnderstande, and with diligent deliberation wayed, discussed, and considered the merites of the cause, all thinges being obserued which by vs in this behalfe, by order of law ought to be obserued, sittyng in our iudgement seate, the name of Christ being first called vppon, and hauing