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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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All this while the Friars were not yet come, neither the discipline of S. Dominic,1 nor the Testament of S. Francis, nor the order of the Austen brothers, nor of the Carmelites was yet heard of. Which last of all came in with their pageants, and played their part likewise, an. 1220. being much more full of hypocrisy, blindness, Idolatry, and superstition, then were the monks: So that, what with monks of the one side, & with the friars, of the other side while all things were ruled by the Rules of S. Benet, by the Canons of the Pope, by the doctrine of S. Dominic, and by the Testament of S. Francis, Christs Testament was trod under foot, the rule of Gods word neglected, true Christian religion defaced, faith forgotten, the right way of salvation abolished, sound doctrine oppressed, Christs servants persecuted, and the peoples souls uncomforted: yea and the true Church of Christ almost clean extirped, had not almighty God (who can not forget his promise, provided remedy in time, in raising up this Cromwell his servant, and other like champions, to cut up from the root of the houses of them, which otherwise would utterly have rooted up the house of the Lord, & had subverted a great part already.
All this while the Friers were not yet come, neyther the discipline of S. Dominike,1 nor the Testament of S. Fraunces, nor the order of the Austen brothers, nor of the Carmelites was yet heard of. Which last of all came in wt theyr pageans, and played theyr part likewise, an. 1220. being much more full of hipocrisy, blindnesse, Idolatry, and superstition, then were the monkes: So that, what with monkes of ye one side, & wt the friers, of the other side while all thinges were ruled by the Rules of S. Benet, by ye Canons of the Pope, by the doctrine of S. Dominike, and by the Testament of S. Fraunces, Christes Testament was trode vnder foote, the rule of Gods word neglected, true Christian religion defaced, fayth forgotten, the right way of saluation abolished, sound doctrine oppressed, Christes seruants persecuted, and the peoples soules vncomforted: yea and the true Church of Christ almost cleane extirped, had not almighty God (who can not forgette his promise, prouided remedy in time, in raysing vp this Cromwel his seruaunt, and other like champions, to cut vppe from the roote of the houses of them, which otherwise would vtterly haue rooted vp the house of the Lord, & had subuerted a great part already.