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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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and that indifferently considered, I suppose shall not deserve any sore punishment, unless you will bear the truth, whereunto I hope it shall not disagree.
and that indifferently considered, I suppose shall not deserue anye sore punishment, vnlesse you will beare the truth, wherevnto I hope it shall not disagree.
¶To your second demand,1 where you do inquire whether ever I had any of Luther's books, and namely sith they were condemned, and how long I kept them and whether ever I have spent any study in them? I say that in dead I have had of them, and that both before they were condemn ned & also sith, but I neither will nor can tell you, how long I kept them:2 but truth it is that I have studied upon th• and I thank God that ever I so did: For by them hath god showed unto me, and also to an huge multitude of other, such light, as the deceivable darkness of them (I beseech God amend it) that name themselves (but amiss) to be the holy Church, cannot abide. And that appeareth evidently, for they dare not stand to any trial. He coveteth above all things, as all his adversaries do well know, that all his writings & the writings of all his adversaries might be translated into all languages, to the intent that all people might see & know, what is said of every part, whereby men should the better judge what the trueth is. And in this me thinketh he requireth nothing but equity, for the law would have no body condemned, me yet justified, until his cause were both heard and known.
¶To your second demaund,1 where you do inquire whether euer I had any of Luthers bookes, and namely sith they wer cōdemned, and how long I kept them and whether euer I haue spent any study in thē? I say that in deade I haue had of them, and that both before they were condē ned & also sith, but I neither will ne can tell you, how long I kept them: