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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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Which Ely in his talk at the board, began to rail against lay men, which took upon them to mell with the Scriptures, and to be better learned (knowing no more but the English tongue) then they which had been students in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge all the days of their lives.1 Then Testwood perceiving he meant that by him, could forbear his railing no longer, but said: M. Ely, by your patience I think it be no hurt for lay men, as I am, to read and to know the scriptures.
Which Ely in his talke at the boord, began to raile against lay men, which took vpon them to mell with the Scriptures, and to be better learned (knowing no more but the English tongue) then they which had bene students in the Uniuersities of Oxford and Cambridge all the dayes of their lyues.1 Then Testwood perceiuing he ment that by him, could forbeare his railyng no longer, but said: M. Ely, by your pacience I thinke it be no hurt for lay men, as I am, to read and to know the scriptures.
- 1M. Ely persecutor.M. Ely persecuter.
Which of you (quoth Ely) that be unlearned, knoweth them, or understandeth them? S. Paul saith: If thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink, and in so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. Now sir (quoth Ely) what meaneth Saint Paul by these coals of fire? Marry sir (quoth Testwoode) he meaneth nothing else by them (as I have learned) but burning charity, that with doing good to our enemies, we should thereby win them. A sirrah, quoth he, you are an old scholar in deed.
Which of you (quoth Ely) that be vnlearned, knoweth them, or vnderstandeth them? S. Paul saith: If thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, geue hym drinke, and in so doyng, thou shalt heape coales of fire vppon hys head. Now sir (quoth Elye) what meaneth Sainte Paule by these coales of fire? Marry sir (quoth Testwoode) hee meaneth nothing els by them (as I haue learned) but burning charitie, that with doyng good to our enemies, wee shoulde therby win them. A sirah, quoth he, you are an old scholer in deed.