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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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This filthy kind of the popes merchandise, as it spread through all quarters of Christian regions,1 so it came also to Germany, through the means of certain Dominic Fryers named Tecellius, who most impudently caused the Popes indulgences or pardons to be carried & sold about the country. Whereupon, Luther much moved with the blasphemous sermons of this shameless Fryer, and having his hart earnestly bent with ardent desire to maintain true religion, published certain propositions concerning indulgences, which are to be read in the first Tome of his works,2 and set them openly on the temple that joineth to the Castle of Wittenberg, the morrow after the feasts of all Saints, the year .1517.
This filthy kind of the popes marchandise, as it spread through all quarters of Christian regions,1 so it came also to Germany, through the meanes of certayne Dominicke Fryers named Tecellius, who most impudently caused ye Popes indulgences or pardons to be caryed & sold about the country. Whereupon, Luther muche moued with the blasphemous sermōs of this shameles Fryer, and hauing his hart earnestly bent with ardent desire to mayntayne true religion, published certayne propositions concerning indulgences, which are to be read in the first Tome of hys works,2 and set them openly on the temple that ioyneth to the Castle of Wittenberge, the morrow after the feastes of all Saintes, the yeare .1517.
- 1Cecollus preacher of the popes pardons.
- 2Luthers propositions of pardons.
This beggarly Fryer, hoping to obtain the popes blessing,