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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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Percase thou wilt muse (gentle reader) what erroneous doctrine here could be picked out. Note therefore for thy learning, & he that listeth to study how to play the Sycophant, let him here take example.1 The knot found in this rush was this, for that he preached erroneously at Pauls cross, teaching the people, that all that were borne of Sarah, were freely justified, speaking there absolutely without any condition either of Baptism or of penance &c. Who doubteth here but if s. Paul himself had been at Pauls cross, and had preached the same words to the English men, which he wrote to the Gal. in this behalf, Ipso facto he had been apprehended for an heretic for preaching against the sacrament of Baptism and repentance?
Percase thou wilt muse (gentle reader) what erroneous doctrine here coulde be picked out. Note therefore for thy learning, & he that listeth to study how to play the Sicophant, let him here take exāple.1 The knot found in thys rush was this, for that he preached erroneously at Paules crosse, teaching the people, that all that were borne of Sara, were freely iustified, speaking there absolutely without any condition eyther of Baptisme or of penaunce &c. Who doubteth here but if s. Paule hymselfe had bene at Paules crosse, and had preached the same wordes to the Englishe men, which he wrote to the Gal. in this behalfe, Ipso facto he had bene apprehended for an hereticke for preachyng agaynst the sacrament of Baptisme and repentaunce?
- 1Quarrel picked against Hieromes Sermons.Quarrel picked agaynst Hieromes Sermons.
Furthermore it was objected against him, touching matter against magistrates, and laws by them made. Whereunto he answered again and affirmed (as he had before preached) that no Magistrate of himself could make any law or laws, private or otherwise,