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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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Concerning these vj. Articles passed in this Act aforesaid in the 21. year of King Henry, sufficiently hitherto hath been declared, first what these Articles were: secondly by whom and from whom chiefly they proceeded: thirdly,1 how erroneous, pernicious, repugnant and contrarious to true doctrine, christian religion, and the word of God, to nature also it self, all reason and honesty, and finally to the ancient laws, customs, and examples of our forcelders during the days of a thousand years after Christ they were. Fourthly, ye have heard also what unreasonable and extreme penalty was set upon the same,2 that a man may deem these laws to be written not with the ink of Steven Gardiner, but with the blood of a Dragon, or rather the clause of the Devil. The breach whereof was made no less then treason and felony, and no less punishment assigned thereto then death.
Concerning these vj. Articles passed in this Acte aforesayd in the 21. yeare of King Henry, sufficiently hetherto hath bene declared, first what these Articles were: secondly by whom and from whom chiefly they proceded: thirdly,1 how erroneous, pernicious, repugnant and contrarious to true doctrine, christian religion, and the word of God, to nature also it selfe, all reason and honesty, and finally to the auncient lawes, customes, and examples of our forcelders during the daies of a thousande yeares after Christe they were. Fourthly, yee haue heard also what vnreasonable and extreme penaltie was set vpon the same,2 that a man may deeme these lawes to be written not wyth the inke of Steuen Gardiner, but with the bloud of a Dragon, or rather the clause of the Diuell. The breach whereof was made no lesse then treason and felony, and no lesse punishment assigned thereto then death.
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