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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 › ¶Ecclesiastical matters. an. 1538.Book 8 › ¶Ecclesiasticall matters. an. 1538.
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¶Ecclesiastical matters. an. 1538.
¶Ecclesiasticall matters. an. 1538.
It will be judged, that I have lingered peradventure too much in these outward affairs of Princes and Ambassadors.1 Wherefore, leaving with these by matters pertaining to the Civill state a while, I mind (the Lord willing) to put my story in order again of such occurrents as belong unto the Church, first showing such Injunctions and Articles, as were devised and set forth by the king, for the behoof of his subjects. Wherein first is to be understanded, that the king, when he had taken the title of supremacy from the Bishop of Rome, and had translated the same to himself, and was now a full Prince in his own realm, although he well perceived,2 by the wisdom and advise of the Lord Cromwell and other of his Counsel, that the corrupt state of the Church had need of reformation in many things: yet because he saw how stubborn and untoward the hearts of many Papists were to be brought from their old persuasions and customs, and what business he had with them, only about the matter of the Popes title, he durst not by and by reform all at once (which notwithstanding had been to be wished) but leading them fair and softly, as he might, proceeded by little and little, to bring greater purposes to perfection (which he no doubt would have done,3 if the Lord Cromwell had lived) and therefore first he began with a little book of Articles (partly above touched) bearing this title. Articles devised by the Kings highness, to stable Christen quietness and unity among the people. &c.