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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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Then said a black Fryer to him, God knoweth a blockhead: do we not preach the Gospel daily?1 Yes (said he) but what preaching of the Gospel is that, when therewith ye extol superstitious things, and make us believe that we have redemption through pardons and bulls of Rome, à poena & culpa, as ye term it, and by the merits of your orders ye make many brethren and sisters, ye take yearly money of them, ye bury them in your coats, and in shrift ye beguile them: yea and do a thousand superstitious things more: a man may be weary to speak of them: I see (said the Fryer) that thou art a damned wretch: I will have no more talk with thee.
Thē said a black Fryer to him, God knoweth a blockhead: doe we not preach the Gospell dayly?1 Yes (sayde he) but what preaching of the Gospell is that, when therwyth ye extoll superstitious thinges, and make vs beleue yt we haue redemption through pardons and buls of Rome, à poena & culpa, as ye terme it, and by the merites of your orders ye make many brethren and sisters, ye take yearly money of them, ye bury them in your coates, and in shrift ye beguile them: yea and do a thousand superstitious thinges more: a man may be weary to speake of them: I see (sayd the Fryer) that thou art a damned wretche: I will haue no more talke with thee.
- 1The Popes gospel. Benet weary of the Fryers talk.The Popes gospell. Benet weary of the Fryers talke.
Then stepped to him a grey fryer, a doctor (God knoweth) of small intelligence, & laid before him great and many dangers. I take God to record said Benet, my life is not dear to me. I am content to depart from it, for I am weary of it, seeing your detestable doings, to the utter destruction of gods flock, & for my part, I can no longer forbear: I had rather by death (which I know is not far of) depart this life, that I may no longer be partaker of your detestable idolatries & superstitions, or be subject to Antichrist your pope. Our pope (said the Fryer) is the vicar of God, & our ways are the ways of God. I pray you (said Benet) depart from me, & tell not me of your ways. He is only my way which saith: I am the way, the truth and the life. In his way will I walk, his doings shall be my example, not yours, nor your false popes. His truth will I embrace, not the lies and falsehood of you and your Pope. His everlasting life will I seek, the true reward of all faithful people. Away from me I pray you. Vex my soul no longer: ye shall not prevail. There is no good example in you, no truth in you, no life to be hoped for at your hands Ye are all more