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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 beggarly Fryer, hoping to obtain the popes blessing,1 assembled certain Monks & sophistical divines of his convent, & forthwith commanded them to write something against Luther. And whilst he would not himself seem to be dumb, he began not only to inveigh in his sermons but to thunder against Luther, crying: Luther is an heretic,2 and worthy to be persecuted with fire: and besides this, he burned openly Luther's propositions, and the sermon which he wrote of indulgences. This rage and fumish fury of this Friar, enforced Luther to treat more amply of the cause, and to maintain his matter.
This beggerly Fryer, hoping to obtaine ye popes blessing,1 assembled certayne Monkes & sophisticall diuines of his couent, & fortwith commanded thē to write something against Luther. And whilest he would not himselfe seeme to be dumme, he began not onely to enuey in his sermons but to thunder against Luther, crying: Luther is an hereticke,2 and worthy to be persecuted with fire: and besides this, he burned openly Luthers propositions, and the sermon whiche he wrote of indulgences. This rage and fumish fury of this Frier, enforced Luther to treat more amply of the cause, and to mayntayne his matter.
- 1The first occasion why Luther wrote against pardons.
- 2The slander of Tecellus the Fryer.The slaunder of Tecellus the Fryer.
And thus rose the beginnings of this controversy, wherein Luther neither suspecting ne dreaming of any change that might happen in the ceremonies, did not utterly reject the indulgences, but required a moderation in them: and therefore they falsely accuse him, which blaze that he began with plausible matter, whereby he might get praise. to the end that in process of time, he might change the state of the common weal, and purchase authority, either for himself or other.