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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.
And thus he continued a while reading in the Chapter house of the White Friars, but the place being not big enough, he was desired to read in the Pulpit, and so proceeding in his Lectures (wherein he declared how the world was deceived by the Romaine Bishops, which had set forth the damnable doctrine of Transubstantiation, and the real presence in the Sacrament,1 as is aforesaid) he came at length to speak against the Pageant or Picture set forth of the Resurrection which was in Saint Nicholas Church, declaring the same to be but mere Idolatry, and illusion of the Frenchmen before Calais was English.
And thus he continued a while reading in the Chapter house of the White Friers, but the place beeyng not bigge enough, he was desired to reade in the Pulpit, and so proceeding in his Lectures (wherein hee declared howe the world was deceaued by the Romaine Bishops, which had set forth the damnable doctrine of Transubstantiation, and the reall presence in the Sacrament,1 as is aforesayde) he came at length to speake against the Pageaunt or Picture set foorth of the Resurrection whiche was in Saint Nicholas Church, declaring the same to be but meere Idolatrie, and illusion of the Frenchmen before Calice was English.
- 1The Idolatrous pageant of the resurrection most sumptuously […] out […] Calais.The Idolatrous pageāt of the resurrection most ••mptuously 〈…〉 out 〈…〉 Calice.
Upon which Sermon or Lecture, there came a Commission from the King to the Lord Deputy, M. Grendfield,1