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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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Wherefore we protest before God and all men, that we […] ⟨p. 1085⟩down of his usurped power, and proud primacy: for expelling of his usurped jurisdiction: and for delivering of our realm from his grievous bondage and pollage? Who seeth not him even inflamed with hatred against us, and the flames to be much greater,1 then he can now keep them in? He is an open enemy, he dissembleth no longer, provoking all men by all the means that he can to endamage us and our country. These 3. years he hath been occupied in no one thing so much, as how he might stir up the commons of England, now corrupting some with money, some with dignities. We let pass, what letters he hath written to Christen Princes: with how great fervent study, he hath exhorted men to set upon us. The good Vicar of Christ, by his doing showeth how he understandeth the words of Christ.2 He thinketh, he playeth Christs part well, when he may say as Christ did: Non veni pacem mitre in terram, sed gladium: I come not to make peace in earth, but to send swords about: and not such swords, as Christ would his to be armed with all, but such as cruel manquellers, abuse in the slaughter of their neighbours. We marvel little, though they vex other Princes oft, seeing they recompense our favour showed to them, with contumelies, our benefits with injuries.
Wherefore we protest before God and all men, that we 〈…〉 ⟨p. 1085⟩down of his vsurped power, and proud primacy: for expelling of hys vsurped iurisdiction: and for deliuering of oure realme from his greeuous bōdage and pollage? Who seeth not him euen inflamed wt hatred againste vs, and ye flames to be much greater,1 then he can nowe keepe them in? He is an open ennemie, he dissembleth no longer, prouoking all men by all the meanes that hee can to endammage vs and our countrey. These 3. yeares he hath bene occupied in no one thing so much, as how he might stirre vp the commōs of England, now corrupting some with mony, some wyth dignities. Wee lette passe, what letters hee hath wrytten to Christen Princes: with howe great feruent study, he hath exhorted men to set vpon vs. The good Uicare of Christe, by his doing sheweth how he vnderstandeth the words of Christ.