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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 the morrow began both the Canons and heads of the city joined with them, to fall to examination.1 With whom for the day he had not much communication, but confessed & said to them, it was even I that put up those bills,2 and if it were to do, I would yet do it again, for in them have I written nothing but that is very truth. Couldst not thou (said they) as well have declared thy mind by mouth, as by putting up bills of blasphemy? No (said he) I put up the bills that many should read and hear what abominable blasphemers ye are, and that they might the better know your Antichrist the Pope to be the Bore out of the wood, which destroyeth & throweth down the hedges of Gods church, for if I had ben heard to speak but one word, I should have been clapped fast in prison, and the matter of God hidden. But now I trust more of your blasphemous doings will thereby be opened and come to light, for God will so have it, and no longer will suffer you.
On the morow began both the Canons and heades of the citie ioyned wt them, to fal to examination.1 With whom for ye day he had not much communication, but confessed & said to them, it was euen I that put vp those bils,2 and if it were to doe, I would yet doe it againe, for in them haue I written nothing but that is very truth. Couldste not thou (said they) as well haue declared thy mind by mouth, as by putting vp billes of blasphemie? No (sayd he) I put vp the billes that many should read and heare what abominable blasphemers ye are, and that they might the better knowe your Antichrist the Pope to be the Bore out of the woode, which destroyeth & throweth downe the hedges of Gods church, for if I had ben heard to speake but one woorde, I should haue bene clapped fast in prisone, and the matter of God hidden. But now I trust more of your blasphemous doings will thereby be opened and come to light, for God wil so haue it, and no longer will suffer you.
- 1Tho. Benet willingly confesseth.
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