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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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The Bishop of London at that time was Fitziames,1 of age no less then 80. Who bearing long grudge and displeasure against Colet, with other 2. Bishops taking his part, like to himself entered action of complaint against Colet to the Archb. of Cant. being then W. Warham. The matter of his complaint was divided into 3. Articles. The first was for speaking against worshipping of Images. The second was about hospitality, for that he entreating upon the place of the gospel, pasce, pasce, pasce, feed, feed, feed: when he had expounded the 2. first, for feeding with example of life and with doctrine: in the third, which the schoolmen do expound for feeding with hospitality, he left out the outward feeding of the belly, and applied it an other way. The third crime wherewith they charged him,2 was for speaking against such as used to preach only by bosom Sermons, declaring nothing else to the people, but as they bring in their prayers with them. Which because the Bishop of London used then much to do for his age,3 he took it as spoken against him, and therefore bare him this displeasure. The Archbishop more wisely weighing the matter, and being well acquainted with Colet, so took his part against his accusers, that he at that time was rid out of trouble.
The Bishop of London at that time was Fitziames,1 of age no lesse then 80. Who bearing long grudge and displeasure agaynst Colet, with other 2. Bishops taking hys parte, like to himselfe entred action of complaynt agaynst Colet to the Archb. of Cant. being then W. Warham. The matter of his complaint was deuided into 3. Articles. The first was for speaking agaynst worshipping of Images. The second was about hospitalitye, for that he entreating vpō the place of the gospell, pasce, pasce, pasce, feed, feed, feed: when he had expounded the 2. first, for feeding with example of life and with doctrine: in the third, which the scholemen doe expounde for feeding with hospitalitye, hee left out the outwarde feeding of the belly, and applyed it an other way. The third crime wherewith they charged him,2