A67926:4107
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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Immediately they rose up to disputation, where as Stokesly Bishop of London, first of all, being the most earnest champion & maintainer of the Romish Decrees, (whom Cromwell a little before had checked by name, for defending unwritten verities) endeavoured himself with all his labour and industry, out of the old School Glosses, to maintain the seven Sacraments of the Church.1 The Archb. of York, Lincoln, Bath, Chichester, & Norwich also favoured his part and sect. On the contrary part, was the Archb. of Canterbury, the Bishops of Salisbury, Ely, Hereford, and Worcester, with many other.
Immediately they rose vp to disputation, where as Stokesly Bishop of London, first of all, being the moste earnest champion & maynteyner of the Romish Decrees, (whō Cromwel a litle before had checked by name, for defending vnwritten verities) endeuoured himselfe with all his labour and industry, out of the olde Schole Gloses, to maynteyne the seuen Sacramentes of the Churche.1 The Archb. of Yorke, Lincolne, Bath, Chichester, & Norwiche also fauoured his part and sect. On the contrary part, was the Archb. of Canterbury, the Bishops of Salisbury, Ely, Harford, and Worcester, with many other.
- 1Stokesly defendeth the 7. Sacraments.Stokesly defendeth the 7. Sacramentes.
After much communication had on either part, & that they had long contended about the testimonies of the Doctors, which as it seemed unto them, dissented & disagreed among themselves, the Archbishop of Canterbury at the last spake and said thus unto them.
After much communication had on either part, & that they had long contended about the testimonyes of the Doctors, which as it seemed vnto them, dissented & disagreed among themselues, the Archbishop of Caunterbury at the last spake and sayd thus vnto them.