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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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The second that I desire his grace, is, that he will see that matrimony be had in more reverence then it is, and that men for every light cause invented,1 cast not off their wives, and live in adultery and fornication, and that those that be not married, should not abominably live in whoredom, following the filthy lusts of the flesh.
The second that I desire his grace, is, that he will see that matrimonie be had in more reuerence then it is, and that men for euery light cause inuented,1 cast not off theyr wiues, and liue in adultery and fornication, and that those that be not maried, should not abhominably liue in whoredome, folowing the filthy lustes of the fleshe.
- 1The second request of Doctor Barnes to the king.
The third, that the abominable swearers may be punished and straightly looked upon:1 for the vengeance of God will come on them for their mischievous oaths. Then desired he master Pope to have him commended to Master Edgar,2 and to desire him for the dear blood of Jesus Christ, that he would leave that abominable swearing which he used, for surely except he did forsake it, he would come to some mischievous end.
The third, that the abhominable swearers may be punished and straightly looked vpon:1 for the vengeance of God wil come on them for their mischieuous othes. Then desired he maister Pope to haue him commended to Maister Edgar,