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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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Furthermore he said and confessed, that in the Lent last past, as he was walking in the field at Bumstede with Sir Myles Coverdale late Friar of the same order,1 going in the habit of a secular Priest, which had preached the iiij. Sunday in Lent at Bū stead, they did common together of Erasmus works, and also upon confession: the which Sir Myles said & did hold, that it was sufficient for a man to be contrite for his sins betwixt God and his conscience, without confession made to a Priest: which opinion this respondent thought to be true and did affirm and hold the same at that time. Also he saith that at the said Sermon made by the said Sir Myles Coverdale at Bumstede, he heard him preach against worshipping of Images in the Church, saying and preaching that men in no wise should honour or worship them: which likewise he thought to be true, because he had no learning to defend it.
Furthermore he sayd and confessed, that in the Lent last past, as hee was walkyng in the fielde at Bumstede with Syr Myles Couerdale late Frier of the same order,1 goyng in ye habite of a secular Priest, which had preached the iiij. Sonday in Lent at Bū stede, they did cōmon together of Erasmus workes, and also vpon cōfession: the which Syr Myles sayd & did hold, that it was sufficient for a man to be contrite for his sinnes betwixt God and his conscience, without confession made to a Priest: which opinion this respondent thought to bee true and did affirme and hold the same at that tyme. Also he sayth that at the sayd Sermon made by the said Syr Myles Couerdale at Bumstede, he heard him preache agaynst worshyppyng of Images in the Church, saying and preachyng that men in no wise should honour or worshyp thē: which likewise he thought to be true, because he had no learnyng to defend it.
- 1M. Coverdale.M. Couerdale.