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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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It is very like, that these, which prowl for nothing but profit, will right gladly pull down all such things, as their forefathers made, only for the increase of money.1 Where as their forefathers, when their honour, power, primacy, was called into question, would either in spite of Gods law, maintain their dignity, or (to say better) their intolerable pride: is it like, that these will not tread in their steps, and make naughty new Canons, whereby they may defend old evil decrees? Howbeit, what need we to care, either what they have done, or what they intend to do hereafter, for as much as England hath taken her leave of Popish crafts for ever, never to be deluded with them hereafter?2 Romaine Bishops have nothing to do with English people: the one doth not traffic with the other: at the least, though they will have to do with us, yet we will none of their merchandise, none of their stuff. We will receive them of our Council no more. We have sought our hurt, and bought our loss a great while too long. Surely their Decrees, either touching things set up, or put down, shall have none other place with us, then all Bishops Decrees have, that is, if we like them, we admit them: if we do not, we refuse them. But lest peradventure men shall think us to follow our senses too much,3 & that we, moved by small or no just causes, forsake the authority, censures, Decrees, and Popish Councils, we thought it best here to show our mind to the whole world.
It is very like, that these, whiche prole for nothing but profit, will right gladly pul down all such things, as their forefathers made, onely for ye increase of money.1 Where as their forefathers, whē their honour, power, primacy, was called into question, woulde either in spite of Gods law, mainteine their dignity, or (to say better) their intollerable pride: is it like, that these will not trede in their steps, and make naughty new Canons, wherby they may defend old euil decrees? Howbeit, what need we to care, either what they haue done, or what they intend to do hereafter, for as much as Englād hath taken her leaue of Popish crafts for euer, neuer to be deluded wt them hereafter?