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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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Now that you have seen, what this Malleus Monachorum hath done in defacing the Synagogue of the pope:1 let us see how the said Cromwell again did travail in setting up Christs church and congregation.
Now that you haue seene, what this Malleus Monachorum hath done in defacing the Sinagogue of the pope:1 let vs see how the sayd Cromwell againe did trauayle in setting vp Christes church and congregation.
- 1Malleus Monachorum Cromwelius.
After that the bishop of Romes power and authority was banished out of England, the bishops of his sect never ceased to seek all occasion, how either to restore his head again, being broken and wounded,1 or at the least to keep upright those things which yet remained: wherein although their labours were not altogether frustrate, yet had they brought much more to pass, if Cromwell (as a mighty wall and defence of the church) had not resisted continually their enterprises.
After that the bishop of Romes power and authoritye was banished out of England, the bishops of his sect neuer ceased to seeke all occasion, how eyther to restore hys head agayne, being broken and wounded,1 or at the least to keepe vpright those thinges which yet remayned: wherein although theyr labours were not altogether frustrate, yet had they brought much more to passe, if Cromwell (as a mighty wall and defence of the church) had not resisted continually theyr enterprises.
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