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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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Here followeth the particular examination of all these here above named.
Here foloweth the particular examination of all these heere aboue named.
To these were divers and sundry particular Articles, (besides the common and general sort accustomably used in such cases) privately objected, even such as they were then accused of either by their curate, or other their neighbours. And because I think it somewhat superfluous to make any large recital of all and every part of their several process: I mind therefore briefly only to touch so many of their articles as may be sufficient to induce the Christian Reader to judge the sooner of the rest: being (I assure you) of no greater importance, then these that follow: Except that sometime they were charged most slanderously with horrible and blasphemous lies, against the majesty and truth of God, which as they utterly denied, so do I now for this present keep secret in silence,1 as well for brevities sake, as also somewhat to colour & hide the shameless practises of that lying generation. But to our purpose.
To these were diuers and sundry particular Articles, (besides the common and generall sort accustomably vsed in such cases) priuately obiected, euen such as they were then accused of either by their curate, or other their neighbours. And because I thinke it somewhat superfluous to make any large recitall of all and euery part of their seuerall processe: I minde therefore briefly only to touch so many of their articles as may be sufficient to induce the Christian Reader to iudge the sooner of the rest: being (I assure you) of no greater importance, then these that folow: Except that sometime they were charged most slanderously with horrible and blasphemous lies, against the maiestie and truth of God, which as they vtterly denied, so doo I now for this present keepe secret in silence,1 as well for breuities sake, as also somewhat to colour & hide the shameles practises of that lieng generation. But to our purpose.