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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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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.
In the xxxix. you ask whether I believe hold, & affirm that John Wycliffe of England, John Hus of Bohemia,1 and Hierome of Prague, were heretics, and for heretics to be named, and their books and doctrines to have ben & now be perverse, for the which books & pertinacity of their persons, they are condemned by the holy Council of Constance for heretics? I say, that I know not determinately whether they be heretics or no, nor whether their books be erroneous or no, nor whether they ought to be called heretics or no.
In the xxxix. you ask whether I beleeue hold, & affirm that Iohn Wickleffe of England, Iohn Hus of Boheme,1 and Hierome of Prage, were heretickes, and for hereticks to be named, and their books and doctrines to haue ben & now be peruerse, for the which books & pertinacitie of their persons, they are condemned by the holy Councel of Constance for heretikes? I say, that I know not determinately whether they be heretikes or no, ne whether their books be erroneous or no, ne whether they ought to be called heretickes or no.
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¶In the xl. where you ask, whether I believe and affirm, that it is not lawful in any case, to swear? I say,1 that I neither so do believe, nor affirm, nor never did.
¶In the xl. where you aske, whether I beleeue and affirme, that it is not lawful in any case, to sweare? I say,1 yt I neither so do beleue, ne affirme, ne neuer did.
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