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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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The king upon the occasion hereof casting many things in his mind, began to consider the cause more deeply, first with himself, after with certain of his nearest counsel,1 wherein two things there were which chiefly pricked his mind, whereof the one touched his conscience, the other concerned the state of his Realm. For if that Marriage with his brothers wife stood unlawful by the law of God, then neither was his conscience clear in retaining the mother nor yet the state of the realm firm by succession of the daughter.2 It happened the same time that the Cardinal which was then nearest about the king, had fallen out with the Emperor, for not helping him to the Papacy, as ye before have heard: for the which cause he helped to set the matter forward, by all practise he might. Thus the king perplexed in his conscience, and careful for the common wealth and partly also incited by the Cardinal, could not so rest, but inquired further, to feel what the word of God & learning would say unto it. Neither was the case so hard, after it began once to come in public question, but that by the word of God and the judgements of the best learned clerks, and also by the censure of the chief Universities of all Christendom, to the number of .x. and moe, it was soon discussed to be unlawful.
The king vpon the occasion hereof casting many things in his minde, began to consider the cause more depely, first with himselfe, after with certaine of hys nearest counsaile,1 wherein two things there were which chiefly pricked hys minde, wherof the one touched his conscience, the other cō cerned the state of his Realme. For if that Mariage wyth his brothers wife stode vnlawfull by the law of God, then neither was his conscience cleare in reteining the mother nor yet the state of the realme firme by succession of the daughter.2 It happened the same tyme that the Cardinall which was then nearest about the king, had fallē out with the Emperour, for not helping him to ye Papacy, as ye before haue heard: for the which cause he helped to set the matter forward, by all practise he might. Thus the king perplexed in his conscience, and carefull for ye common wealth and partly also incited by the Cardinall, coulde not so rest, but inquired further, to feel what the word of God & learning woulde say vnto it. Neither was the case so hard, after it began once to come in publicke question, but that by the worde of God and the iudgements of the best learned clerkes, and also by the censure of the chiefe Uniuersities of all Christendome, to the number of .x. and moe, it was soone discussed to be vnlawfull.