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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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Man, Servingman. 1531. | His Articles: There is no Purgatory. The Pope hath no more power to grant pardon then an other simple Priest. That God gave no more authority to S. Peter, than to an other Priest. That the Pope was a knave and his Priests knaves all, for suffering his Pardons to go abroad to deceive the people. That S. Thomas of Canterbury, is no Saint. That S. Peter was never Pope of Rome. Item, he used commonly to ask of Priests where he came, whether a man were accursed if he handled a chalice or no? If the Priest would say yea,1 then would he reply again this: If a man have a sheep's skin on his hands, meaning a pair of gloves, he may handle it. The Priests saying yea: well then (quoth he) ye will make me believe, that God put more virtue in a sheep's skin, then he did in a Christian mans hand, for whom he dyed. Henry Feldon. 1531. | His trouble was, for having these books in English: a proper Dialogue between a Gentleman, and a husbandman. The sum of Scripture. The Prologue of Mark. A written book conteinyng the Pater noster, Ave Maria, and Credo in English. The ten Commandments, and the 16. conditions of Charity. Rob. Cooper, Priest 1531. | His Article only was this: for saying that the blessing with a shoe sole is as good as the Bishops blessing. &c. Thomas Row. 1531. | His Articles were, for speaking against auricular Confession, and Priestly penance, and against the preaching of the Doctors. Will. Walam. 1531. | His opinion: That the Sacrament of the altar is not the body of Christ in flesh & blood, and that there is a God, but not that God in flesh and blood in the form of bread. Grace Palmer. 1531. | Witness was brought against her by her neighbours Joh. Rouse,2 Agnes his wife, John Pole of S. Osithes, for saying: Ye use to bear Palms on Palm Sunday: it skilleth not whether ye bear any or not, it is but a thing used and need not. Also ye use to go on Pilgrimage to our Lady of Grace, of Walsingham, & other places: ye were better tarry at home, and give money to succour me and my children and other of my poor neighbours, then to go thither: for there ye shall find but a piece of timber painted, there is neither God nor our Lady. Item, for repenting that she did ever light candles before Images. Item, that the Sacrament of the altar is not the body of Christ:
Man, Seruyngman. 1531. | His Articles: There is no Purgatory. The Pope hath no more power to graunt pardon then an other simple Priest. That God gaue no more authoritie to S. Peter, thē to an other Priest. That the Pope was a knaue and his Priestes knaues all, for sufferyng his Pardons to goe abroad to deceiue the people. That S. Thomas of Canterbury, is no Saint. That S. Peter was neuer Pope of Rome. Item, he vsed commonly to aske of Priestes where he came, whether a mā were accursed if he handled a chalice or no? If the Priest would say yea,