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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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These indulgences, pardons, grants, and relaxations, were given and granted by Pope Nicholas the fifth,1 Pope Pius 2. Pope Sixtus, and Pope Julius the second, of which Pope Julius it seemeth, that Cromwell obtained this Pardon aforesaid about the year of our Lord 1510. Which Pardon again afterward through the request of King Henry, an. 1526. was confirmed by Pope Clement the seventh. And thus much concerning the pardon of Boston, renewed by the means of Thomas Cromwell, of Pope Julius the second.
These indulgencies, pardons, grauntes, and relaxations, were geuen and graunted by Pope Nicholas the fift,1 Pope Pius 2. Pope Sixtus, and Pope Iulius the second, of which Pope Iulius it seemeth, that Cromwell obteyned this Pardon aforesaide about the yeare of oure Lorde 1510. Which Pardon againe afterward through the request of King Henry, an. 1526. was confirmed by Pope Clement the seuenth. And thus much concerning the pardon of Boston, renued by the meanes of Thomas Cromwell, of Pope Iulius the second.
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All this while it appeareth, that Cromwell had yet no sound taste nor judgement of Religion, but was wild & youthful, without sense or regard of God and his word as he himself was wont ofttimes to declare unto Cranmer ⟨p. 1179⟩Archbishop of Cant. showing what a ruffine he was in his young days,1 and how he was in the wars of duke Bourbon at the siege of Rome, also what a great doer he was with Geoffrey Chambers in publishing and setting forth the pardon of Boston every where in Churches as he went, and so continued, till at length by learning the text of the new Testament without book, of Erasmus translation in his going and coming from Rome (as is aforesaid) he began to be touched and called to better understanding.