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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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How diddest thou govern thy diocesans? Diddest not thou make of all things that thou diddest meddle with a money matter in selling that which was not in thee to sell nor give, which thou calledst thy pardons,1 thy commissions, thy briefs, thy delegacies reservations, exemptions, appellations, bulls, and dispensations? Diddest not thou under these pretences and like other doings, deceive the world? What answer shalt thou make to this at that day, to our and thy great Bishop Christ, when he shall visit thee and all thy diocese, me and all my diocese, yea when he shall visit all the world? What answer shalt thou then make? I think verily thou shalt then have enough to do, yea and more than thou canst wind thy self out of, to make answer for thy self, for thine own diocese, and for thine own diocesans, though thou usurp not upon other mens as thou doest. The Apostle writeth of Christ humbly,2 & calleth him, Magnum pontificem, the great bishop. And he of Rome is not with this word contented, but will have a higher word for him self, in the superlative degree, Maximum pontificem Magnum. The greatest Bishop. Oh, where is the humbleness and meekness that should be in him? Alas, he that taketh on him to teach all the world, how can he for shame suffer such blasphemous words to pass in his name, to his great shame and rebuke:3 to the great danger of his soul: and to the perilous ensample unto other? Oh, fie upon pride▪ it is a common proverb pride will have a fall.
How diddest thou gouerne thy diocesans? Diddest not thou make of all things that thou diddest meddle with a money matter in selling that which was not in thee to sel nor geue, which thou calledst thy pardons,1 thy commissions, thy breeues, thy delegacies reseruations, exemptions, appellations, bulles, and dispēsations? Diddest not thou vnder these pretenses and like other doings, deceiue the world? What answere shalt thou make to this at that day, to our and thy great Byshop Christ, when he shall visite thee and all thy dioces, me and all my dioces, yea when he shall visite all the world? What aunswere shalt thou then make? I think verely thou shalt then haue enough to do, yea and more thē thou canst winde thy selfe out of, to make aunswere for thy selfe, for thine owne dioces, and for thine owne diocesans, though thou vsurpe not vpon other mens as thou doest. The Apostle writeth of Christ humbly,