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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 › ¶Injunctions exhibited. an. 1538.Book 8 › ¶Iniunctions exhibited. ann. 1538.
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.
Item, that such feigned Images as ye know in any of your cures to be so abused with Pilgrimages or o••erings of any thing made thereunto, ye shall for avoiding of that most detestable offence of Idolatry,1 forthwith take down without delay, and shall suffer from henceforth no candles, tapers, or Images of wax, to be set afore any Image or picture, but only the light that commonly goeth across the Church by the rood loft, the light afore the Sacrament of the Altar, and the light about the sepulchre: which for the adorning of the Church and divine service, ye shall suffer to remain still, admonishing your parishioners, that Images serve for none other purpose, but as the books of unlearned men that can no letters, whereby they might be admonished of the lives and conversation of them, that the said Images do represent. Which Images, if they abuse for any other intent then for such remembrances, they commit Idolatry in the same to the great danger of their souls: and therefore the Kings highness graciously tendering the weal of his subjects souls, hath in part already, & more will hereafter travail for the abolishing of such Images, as might be occasion of so great offence to God, and so great a danger to the souls of his loving subjects.
Item, that suche fayned Images as ye knowe in any of your cures to be so abused with Pilgrimages or o••erings of any thing made thereunto, ye shall for auoiding of that most detestable offence of Idolatry,1 forthwith take downe without delay, and shal suffer from henceforth no candles, tapers, or Images of waxe, to be set afore any Image or picture, but only the light that commonly goeth acrosse the Church by the roodeloft, the light afore the Sacrament of the Altar, and the light about the sepulchre: whiche for the adorning of the Church and diuine seruice, yee shall suffer to remayne still, admonishing youre parishners, that Images serue for none other purpose, but as the bookes of vnlearned men that can no letters, wherby they might be admonished of the liues and conuersation of them, that the saide Images do represent. Which Images, if they abuse for any other intēt then for such remembrances, they cōmit Idolatrie in the same to the great danger of their soules: and therfore the Kings highnes graciously tendering the weale of his subiects soules, hath in part already, & more will hereafter trauaile for the abolishing of such Images, as might bee occasion of so greate offence to God, and so great a daunger to the soules of his louing subiects.