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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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Book 8 › Persecution in the town of Calais.Book 8 › Persecution in the towne of Calice.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This godly man by the space of xx. days or more, once every day at vij. of the clock preached very godly, learnedly & plainly,1 the truth of the blessed sacrament of Christs body and blood, mightily envying against all Papistry and confuting the same, but especially those two most pernicious errors or heresies, trifling Transubstantiation, and the pestilent propitiatory Sacrifice of the Romish Mass, by true conference of the Scriptures, and applying of the ancient Doctors, earnestly therewith oftentimes exhorting the people to return from their Popery, declaring how Popish he himself had been, and how by the detestable wickedness that he did see universally in Rome, he was returned so far homeward, and now became an enemy through Gods grace, to all papistry: showing therewith, that if gain or ambition could have moved him to the contrary, he might have been entertained of Cardinal ⟨p. 1224⟩Poole (as you have heard before) but for very conscience sake joined with true knowledge, grounded on Gods most holy word, he now utterly abhorred all Papistry, and willed them most earnestly to do the same.
This godly man by the space of xx. dayes or more, once euery day at vij. of the clocke preached very godly, learnedly & playnly,1 the truth of the blessed sacrament of Christes body and bloud, mightely enueying agaynst all Papistrye and cōfuting the same, but especially those two most pernitious errours or heresies, trifling Transubstantiation, and the pestilent propitiatorye Sacrifice of the Romishe Masse, by true conference of the Scriptures, and applying of the auncient Doctours, earnestly therewith oftentimes exhorting the people to returne from theyr Popery, declaring how Popish he himselfe had bene, and how by the detestable wickednes that he did see vniuersally in Rome, he was returned so farre homeward, and now became an enemy through Gods grace, to all papistry: shewing therewith, that if gayne or ambition could haue mooued him to the contrary, he might haue bene enterteyned of Cardinall ⟨p. 1224⟩Poole (as you haue heard before) but for very conscience sake ioyned with true knowledge, grounded on Gods most holy word, he now vtterly abhorred all Papistry, and willed them most earnestly to do the same.