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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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Then again the king and the Bishops raged against Lambert, insomuch that he was not only forced to silence, but also might have ben driven into a rage, if his ears had not been acquainted with such taunts afore. After this the other Bishops, every one in his order, as they were appointed, supplied their places of disputation.
Then againe the king and the Byshops raged against Lambert, in somuch that he was not only forced to silence, but also might haue ben driuen into a rage, if his eares had not bene acquainted with such tauntes afore. After this the other Bishoppes, euery one in his order, as they were appoynted, supplied their places of disputation.
There were appointed ten in number, for the performing of this Tragedy, for his ten Arguments, which (as before we have declared) were delivered unto Taylor the preacher. It were too long in this place,1 to repeat the reasons and arguments of every Bishop: and no less superfluous were it so to do, specially for so much as they were all but common reasons, and nothing forcible, and such as by the long use of disputation have ben beaten,2 and had little in them, either worthy the hearer, or the reader.
There were appoynted ten in number, for the performing of this Tragedie, for his ten Arguments, which (as before we haue declared) were deliuered vnto Taylor the preacher. It were too long in this place,1 to repeate the reasons and arguments of euery Byshop: and no lesse superfluous were it so to doe, specially for somuch as they were all but common reasons, and nothing forceable, and suche as by the long vse of disputation haue ben beaten,2 and had little in them, either worthy the hearer, or the reader.