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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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Now if he call us to one of his own towns,1 we be afraid to be at such an hosts table. We say, better to rise an hungered, then to go thence with our bellies full. But they say, the place is found, we need no more to seek where the Council shall be kept. As who saith,2 that that chanced at Mantua, may not also chance at Vicenza: and as though it were very like, that the Venetians, men of such wisdom, should not both foresee, and fear also, that the wise Duke of Mantua seemed to fear. Certes, when we think upon the state that the Venetians be in now, it seemeth no very likely thing, that they will either leave Vicenza their City to so many Nations, without some great garrison of soldiers, or else that they being else where so sore charged already, will now nourish an army there?
Now if he cal vs to one of his owne townes,1 we be afrayd to be at such an hostes table. We say, better to ryse an hungred, then to go thence with our bellyes full. But they say, the place is found, we need no more to seek where the Coūcell shalbe kept. As who sayth,2 that that chaunced at Mantua, may not also chaunce at Uincence: and as though it were very like, that the Uenecians, men of suche wisedome, should not both foresee, and feare also, that the wise Duke of Mantua semed to feare. Certes, when we thinke vppon the state that the Uenecians be in now, it seemeth no very likely thing, that they will eyther leaue Uincence theyr Cittye to so many Nations, wythout some great garrison of souldiours, or els that they beyng els where so sore charged already, wil now nourish an army there?
- 1Dilemma against the Pope.Dilēma against the Pope.
- 2Vincence a city under the dominion of the Venetians.Vincence a citye vnder the dominion of the Venetians.