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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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Book 8 › The kings answer to the rebels.Book 8 › The kings answere to the rebels.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The kings answer to the rebels.
The kings answere to the rebels.
First, we begin and make answer to the fourth and sixth articles,1 because upon them dependeth much of the rest. Concerning choosing of Counsellors, I never have red, heard, nor known, that Princes, Counsellors and Prelates, should be appointed by rude and ignorant common people, nor that they were persons meet, or of ability to discern and choose meet and sufficient Counsellors for a Prince: How presumptuous then are ye the rude commons of one shire, and that one the most base of the whole realm, and of the least experience, to find fault with your Prince, for the electing of his Counsellors and Prelates, and to take upon you, contrary to Gods law, and mans laws, to rule your Prince, whom ye are bound by all law, to obey and serve with both your lives, lands and goods, and for no worldly cause, to withstand?
FIrst, we begin and make answere to the fourth and sixt articles,1 because vpon them dependeth much of the rest. Concerning choosing of Counsailours, I neuer haue red, heard, nor knowen, that Princes, Counsailours and Prelates, should be appoynted by rude and ignorant common people, nor that they were persons meete, or of habilitie to discerne and choose meete and sufficient Counsailours for a Prince: How presumptuous then are ye the rude cōmons of one shire, and that one the most base of ye whole realme, and of the least experience, to finde fault with your Prince, for the electing of his Counsailours and Prelates, and to take vpon you, contrary to Gods lawe, and mans lawes, to rule your Prince, whom ye are boūd by al law, to obey and serue with both your liues, landes and goodes, and for no worldly cause, to withstand?
- 1The kings answer to the rebels.