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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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I am come hither to be burned as an heretic, and you shall hear my belief,1 whereby you shall perceive what erroneous opinions I hold. God I take to record, I never (to my knowledge) taught any erroneous doctrine, but only those things which scripture lead me unto, and that in my Sermons I never maintained any error, neither moved nor gave occasion of any insurrection. Although I have been slandered to preach that our Lady was but a saffron bag, which I utterly protest before God that I never meant it nor preached it: but all my study and diligence hath been utterly to confound and confute all men of that doctrine,2 as are the Anabaptists, which deny that our Saviour Christ did take any flesh of the blessed virgin Mary, which sects I detest and abhor. And in this place there hath been burned some of them, whom I never favoured nor maintained, but with all diligence evermore did I study to set forth the glory of God, the obedience to our sovereign Lord the King, and the true and sincere religion of Christ. And now hearken to my faith.
I am come hether to be burned as an hereticke, and you shal heare my beliefe,1 whereby you shall perceiue what erroneous opinions I hold. God I take to record, I neuer (to my knowledge) taught any erroneous doctrine, but only those things which scripture leade me vnto, and that in my Sermons I neuer mainteined any errour, neyther moued nor gaue occasion of any insurrection. Although I haue bene sclaundered to preach that our Lady was but a saffron bag, which I vtterly protest before God that I neuer meant it nor preached it: but all my study and diligēce hath bene vtterly to confound and confute all men of that doctrine,2 as are the Anabaptists, which deny that our Sauiour Christ did take any flesh of the blessed virgin Mary, which sectes I detest and abhorre. And in this place there hath bene burned some of them, whome I neuer fauoured nor mainteyned, but with all diligence euermore did I study to set forth the glory of God, the obedience to our soueraigne Lord the King, and the true and sincere religion of Christ. And now harken to my fayth.