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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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1The whole effect of his Oration tended in a manner, to this point: That the king in this Session would have all states, degrees, Bishops and all other, to be admonished of his will and pleasure, that no man should conceive any sinister opinion of him, that now the authority and name of the Bishop of Rome being utterly abolished, he would also extinguish all Religion, or give liberty unto heretics to perturb and trouble the Churches of England, without punishment, whereof he is the head: and moreover that they should not think, that they were assembled at that present, to make any disputation upon the heretical doctrine, but only for this purpose, that by the industry of him and other Bishops, the heresies of this man here present (meaning Lambert) and the heresies of all such like, should be refuted or openly condemned in the presence of them all.
1The whole effect of hys Oration tended in a manner, to this poynt: That the king in this Session woulde haue all states, degrees, Byshops and all other, to be admonyshed of his will and pleasure, that no man should conceiue any sinister opinion of hym, that nowe the authoritye and name of the Byshop of Rome beyng vtterly abolished, he woulde also extinguish all Religion, or geue libertie vnto heretickes to perturbe and trouble the Churches of England, wythout punishment, whereof he is the heade: and moreouer that they shoulde not thinke, that they were assembled at that present, to make any disputation vpon the hereticall doctrine, but onely for thys purpose, that by the industrie of hym and other Byshops, the heresies of thys man heere present (meaning Lambert) and the heresies of all such like, should be refuted or openly condemned in the presence of them all.
- 1The Oration of Doctor Day.The Oration of Doctour Day.
When he had made an end of his Oration, the King standing up upon his feet leaning upon a cushion of white cloth of tissue, turning him self toward Lambert with his brows bent, as it were threatening some grievous thing unto him, said these words: Hoe good fellow, what is thy name? Then the humble Lamb of Christ, humbly kneeling down upon his knee, said: My name is John Nicolson, although of many I be called Lambert. What (said the king? have you two names? I would not trust you having two names, although you were my brother. Lambert, O most noble Prince,