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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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| The words of Philippe Brabant, were these: that it was deadly sin to go on pilgrimage. ¶Concerning this John Brabant, here is to be noted the form and effect of the Bishops examination, asking and demanding thus of the said Brabant:1 An unquam audivit Joannem Hakker legentem sacram Scripturam contra determinationem Ecclesiae. That is, whether he ever heard John Hacker read the which words, if he mean, that it is against the determination of the church, to read the holy Scripture, it may thereby appear to be a blind church. And if they mean that the holy scripture containeth any such thing in it which is against the determination of the church, then it appeareth their church to be contrary unto God, seeing it determineth one thing, and Gods word an other. John Baker did detect | Robert Pope. Richard Nobbis. John Edmunds. | For speaking against going on pilgrimage, and Image worship. John a Lee denounced | John a Weedon. | When this John a Lee had told the said Weedon, how the B. had said in his sermon these words: That all which were of the sect of heretics believed that God was in heaven, but they believed not that the body of Christ on the altar was God: to this he answering again, said: ye be bold upon that word, deriding the B. in so saying. | W. Dorset of kings Langley. | For saying that images stood for nothing: and that Pilgrimage served to spend folks money, & nothing else. Joan Steventon denounced | Alice Colyns. John Harris | For teaching the said Joan Steventon. in Lent, yt x. Commandments, thus beginning: I am thy Lord God that led thee out of the Land of Egypt and brought thee out of the house of thraldom. Thou shalt not have no alien Gods before me, neither make to thee any image graven with mans hands, that is in heaven above, neither in the earth beneath. &c. Item, for teaching her the first chapter of S. Johns Gospel: In the beginning was the word. &c. For teaching her the 1. chapter of Peter. Sir John a Priest, and also Rob. Robinson detected | M. Cotismore of Brightwell: Also Mistress Cotismore, otherwise called Mistress Dolly. | For speaking these words to one John Baynton her servant: that if she went to her chamber & prayed there she should have as much merit as though she went to Walsingham on pilgrimage, Item, when the said Sir John came to her, after the death of M.
| The wordes of Philippe Brabant, were these: that it was deadly sin to goe on pilgrimage. ¶Concerning this Iohn Brabant, here is to be noted the forme and effect of the Byshoppes examination, asking and demaunding thus of the sayde Brabant: