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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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¶In the xlv. where you ask,1 whether ever I have promised as any time by an oath, or made any confederacy or league with any person or persons, that I would alway hold and defend certain conclusions or articles seeming to me and to my complices right & consonant unto the faith?2 and will that I should certify you of the course and form of the said opinions and conclusions by row, & of the names and surnames of them that were to me adherent, & promised to be adherent in this behalf: I say, that I do not remember, that ever I made pact or confederacy with any person or persons, nor made any promise by oath, that I would alway hold and defend any conclusions, or articles seeming to me and other, right and consonant to the faith, unless it hath chanced me to say in this form: that I would never with the aid of God, forsake nor decline from the truth, neither for fear, nor yet for love of man or men.
¶In the xlv. where you aske,1 whether euer I haue promised as any time by an othe, or made any confederacie or league with any person or persons, that I would alway hold and defend certain conclusions or articles seeming to me and to my complices right & consonant vnto the faith?2 and will that I should certifie you of the course and forme of the said opinions and conclusions by row, & of ye names and surnames of them that were to me adherent, & promised to be adherēt in this behalf: I say, that I doe not remē ber, that euer I made pact or confederacie wt any person or persons, ne made any promise by oth, that I would alway hold and defend any conclusions, or articles seming to me and other, right and consonant to the faith, vnlesse it hath chanced me to say in this forme: that I would neuer with the ayde of God, forsake ne decline from the truth, neither for feare, nor yet for loue of man or men.
- 1To the last article.
- 2Joh. Lambert required to detect his fellows