A67926:3296
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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¶In the 35. where you ask, whether I have recounted and said them or any of them to be Saints, and worshipped them as Saints? I say, that in such secrete and hid things,1 which I do not perfectly know, I follow the Counsel of Paul, which biddeth that we should not judge over soon, but to abide (unless the things, which we should pass upon, be the more evident) until the coming of the Lord which shall illumine and show forth clearly things, that now lye hid in darkness. Therefore hitherto have I neither judged with them, nor against them, but have resigned such sentence to the knowledge and determination of God, whose judgement I wot is infallible.
¶In the 35. where you aske, whether I haue recounted and sayd them or any of them to be Saintes, and worshipped them as Saintes? I say, that in such secre•e and hidde thinges,1 which I doe not perfectly knowe, I followe the Councel of Paul, which biddeth that we should not iudge ouer soone, but to abide (vnlesse the thinges, whiche we should passe vpon, be the more euident) vntill the cōming of the Lord which shall illumine and shewe foorth clearely thinges, that now lye hid in darcknes. Therefore hetherto haue I neither iudged with them, ne agaynst them, but haue resigned suche sentence to the knowledge and determination of God, whose iudgement I wotte is infallible.
- 1To the 35. article.
And where as you say, they were condemned of heresy in the Council of Constance, if so the council did right, God shall allow it (I doubt not) and that shall suffice to have commendation of him: So that it is not need to ask of me, whether the acts of the same are commendable or no? Neither can I give any direct answer thereto: for I do not verily know them. And though I did, yet am not I verily persuaded, that I because the Council hath condemned them, must therefore believe them to be damned: for a Coū cell (as I ween) may sometime slip beside the right truth but what that Council did in condemning them,