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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 third was, to win and allure to the kings devotion the Chancellor of France.
The third was, to winne and allure to the kings deuotion the Chauncelour of Fraunce.
And as touching the declaration of the justness of the kings cause, first he taking with him certain books printed, containing the determinations of universities in that behalf, with reasons and authorities confirming the same, should distribute the said books to the Bishop of S. Line, & to other bishops, to Monsieur de Langez, & other of the kings counsel moe, and to prove after the best fashion, to obtain their approbations of the same books, & with dexterity to assay whether he could induce them of the University of Paris, and other learned men, to send forth this book with their authorities and approbations. That done, then he being acquainted with all those points & articles of the kings cause, in communication and conference (as the case required) should not only make answer to such things as should be objected, but also furnish & maintain the justness of that opinion, with his learning in such sort as he could best invent and cogitate.
And as touching the declaration of the iustnes of the kinges cause, first he taking with him certayne bookes printed, conteyning the determinations of vniuersities in that behalfe, with reasons and authorities confirming the same, should distribute the sayd bookes to the Bishop of S. Line, & to other bishops, to Monsieur de Langez, & other of the kinges counsel moe, and to proue after the best fashion, to obtaine their approbations of the same bookes, & with dexteritie to assay whether he could induce thē of the Uniuersitie of Paris, and other learned men, to send forth this booke with their authorities and approbations. That done, thē he being acquainted with al those points & articles of the kinges cause, in communication and conference (as the case required) shoulde not onely make answere to such things as should be obiected, but also furnish & mainteine the iustnes of that opinion, with his learning in such sort as he could best inuent and cogitate.