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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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For if it had been in our own power to fulfil the law, Christ had been sent to us without cause, to do for us that thing, which we our selves could have done, that is to say, fulfil the law. As for the third he spake not, for he did never known that any may be Baptised without faith: which faith, inasmuch as it is the gift of God, why may it not be given to peruulis? To the last, he said, that if he spake it, he meant it not of those that S. Barnard called heretics, with more adulterers thieves, murderers, with other open sinners which blaspheme God by their mouths, calling good evil, and evil good, making light darkness, and darkness light: But he meant it of such as men call heretics; according to the testimony of S. Paul, Act. 24. I live after the way saith he that men call heresy: Whom, Christ doth foretell that ye shall burn & persecute to death. After these answers thus made, the Bishop with his persecuting Foxforde, dealt so hardly with this good man, partly by straight imprisonment and partly by threats to proceed against him, that in the end he was fain through human infirmity to submit himself and was abjured, and condemned to perpetual prison: with loss both of his benefice, as also of all his goods. Howbeit one of his brethren afterwards made such suit unto the King, (by means of the Queen) that after three years imprisonment, he was both released out of prison, and also obtained of the King, a Commission unto the Lord Awdeley being then Lord Chancellor, and to Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury, and to Cromwell then Secretary, with others, to enquire of the injurious and unjust dealings of the Bishop and his Chancellor against the said Patmore, notwithstanding his appeal unto the king and to determine thereof according to true equity and justice: & to restore the said Patmore again unto his said benefice. But what was the end and issue of this Commission wfinde not as yet. John Row Bookbinder, a French man. 1531. | This man for binding, buying, and dispersing of books inhibited,1 was enjoined beside other penance, to go to Smithfield with his Books tied about him, and to cast them in the fire & there to abide till they were all burnt to ashes. Christ of▪ a Dutchman of Antwerp. 1531.
For if it had bene in our owne power to fulfill the law, Christ had bene sent to vs without cause, to doe for vs that thyng, which we our selues could haue done, that is to say, fulfill the law. As for the third he spake not, for he did neuer knowne that any may be Baptised without fayth: which fayth, in asmuch as it is the gift of God, why may it not bee geuen to peruulis? To the last, he sayd, that if he spake it, he ment it not of those that S. Barnard called heretickes, with more adulterers theeues, murtherers, with other opē sinners which blaspheme God by their mouthes, callyng good euill, and euill good, makyng light darkenesse, and darkenesse light: But he ment it of such as men call heretickes; accordyng to the testimony of S. Paule,