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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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And first to omit the wicked and execrable life of these religious orders,1 full of all feditie, & found out by the Kings visitors, and in their Registers also recorded, so horrible to be heard, so incredible to be believed, so stinking before the face of God and man, that no marvel it is if Gods vengeance from heaven provoked, would not suffer any stone or monument of these abominable houses to be unplucked up. But (as I said) letting these things pass under chaste silence, which for very shame will abhor any story to disclose: let us now come to the first institution of these orders and houses of Monkery, and consider how and to what end they were first instituted and erected here among the Saxons, at the first foundation of them, about the time 666.
And first to omit the wicked and execrable life of these religious orders,1 ful of al feditie, & found out by the Kings visitours, and in their Registers also recorded, so horrible to be heard, so incredible to be beleeued, so stinking before the face of God and man, that no maruayle it is if Gods vengeance from heauen prouoked, woulde not suffer anye stone or monument of these abhominable houses to be vnplucked vp. But (as I sayd) letting these things passe vnder chaste silence, whiche for very shame will abhorre any storie to disclose: let vs now come to the first institution of these orders and houses of Monkerie, and consider howe and to what end they were first instituted and erected here among the Saxons, at the first foundation of them, about the time 666.
- 1The abominable life in Monasteries, bewrayed by their own confession.The abhominable life in Monasteryes, bewrayed by their owne confessiō.
In the former part of this History, declaration was made before,1