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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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In these ungodly proceedings of the Popes Catholic Clergy, two things we have to note.
In these vngodly proceedings of the Popes Catholicke Clergie, two things we haue to note.
11. First, the horrible impiety of their doctrine, directly fighting against the express authority of God & his word, forasmuch as that which God permitteth, they restrain: that which he biddeth, they forbid. Habeat, sayeth he: non habeat say they, taking exceptions against the word of the Lord. That which he calleth honourable and undefiled, they call heresy: that which he commendeth and instituteth, they punish with pains of death. Not only the Priests that marry, but them also that say or cipher that a Priest may marry, at the first they kill as felons. Neither can any Miserere take place for chaste and lawful wedlock: where as contrariwise a spiritual man may thrice defile his neighbours wife, or thrice deflower his Brothers daughter, and no felony at all laid to his charge. What is this in plain words to say, but that it is less sin thrice to commit adultery, then once to marry.
11. First, the horrible impietie of their doctrine, directly fighting against the expresse authoritie of God & his word, forasmuch as that which God permitteth, they restrayne: that which he biddeth, they forbid. Habeat, sayeth he: non habeat say they, taking exceptions agaynste the worde of the Lord. That which he calleth honorable and vndefiled, they call heresie: that which he cūmendeth and instituteth, they punish with paynes of death. Not onely the Priestes that marry, but them also that say or cyphre that a Prieste may marry, at the first they kill as felons. Neither can any Miserere take place for chaste and lawfull wedlocke: where as cōtrariwise a spirituall man may thrise defile his neighbours wife, or thrise defloure his Brothers daughter, and no felonie at all layde to his charge. What is this in plaine words to say, but that it is lesse sinne thrise to commit aduoutry, then once to marry.