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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 like also testifieth Erasm. writing upon Hierome in these words. Apparet tempore Hieronymi nondum institutam fuisse. &c. That is: It appeareth, that in the time of Hierome, this secrete confession of sins was not yet ordained, 1which the church afterward did institute wholesomely, if our Priests and lay men would use it rightly. But herein, divines not considering advisedly what the old doctors do say, are much deceived. That which they say of general and open confession, they wrest by and by to this privy and secrete kind of confession, which is far divers, and of an other sort. &c.
The lyke also testifieth Erasm. wryting vpon Hierome in these wordes. Apparet tempore Hieronymi nondum institutam fuisse. &c. That is: It appeareth, that in the time of Hierome, this secrete confession of sinnes was not yet ordained, 1whiche the church afterwarde did institute holesomely, if our Priests and lay men woulde vse it rightly. But heerein, diuines not considering aduisedly what the olde doctours do say, are much deceiued. That which they say of general and open confession, they wrast by and by to this priuie and secrete kinde of confession, which is farre diuers, and of an other sort. &c.
- 1Erasm. in Schol. in Epitaph•um fabiolae.
The like testimony may also be taken of Gracian himself, who speaking of confession used then in his time,1 leaveth the matter in doubtful suspense, neither pronouncing on the one side, nor on the other, but referreth the matter to the free judgement of the Readers, which the act of these six Articles here enjoineth as necessary, under pain of death.