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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.
After the departure of the said Champion and Garret, one Sir William Smith Curate of our Lady Parish in Calais, a man very zealous, though but meanly learned, did begin to preach, and earnestly to inveigh against Papistry and wilful ignorance: exhorting men obediently to receive the word, and no longer to contemn the same,1 least Gods heavy plagues and wrath should fall upon them, which always followeth the contempt of his holy word. Which sir William Smith, for that sometime he would be very fervent & zealous, sharply inueying against the despisers of the word, was moved by some of the Council there, who would seem to favour Gods word, that he should not be so earnest against them that yet could not away with the same, willing him to bear with such, for by bearing with them they might hap to be won.
After the departure of the sayd Champion and Garret, one Sir William Smith Curate of our Lady Parishe in Calice, a man very zelous, though but meanely learned, did begin to preach, and earnestly to inuey against Papistrie and wilfull ignoraunce: exhorting men obediently to receaue the word, and no longer to contemne the same,1 least Gods heauie plagues and wrath should fall vpon them, which alwayes foloweth the contempt of his holy word. Which sir William Smith, for that sometime he would be very feruent & zelous, sharply inueying against the despisers of the word, was moued by some of ye Counsell there, who woulde seeme to fauour Gods word, that he should not be so earnest against them that yet could not away with the same, willing him to beare with suche, for by bearing with them they might hap to be wonne.
- 1Sir W. Smith Curate, and a zealous preacher at Calais.Syr W. Smith Curate, and a zealous preacher at Calyce.
Well, well, said the same Smith (openly in the Pulpit one day as he preached) some men say I am too earnest, and will me to bear with such as continue open enemies against Christs holy Gospel, and refuse, nay forbid that any should read the Bible or holy scripture within their house: but let all such take heed, for before God, I fear that God for their contemning of his word, will not long bear with them, but make them in such case as some of them shall not have a head left them upon their shoulders to bear up their cap withal: which also after came to pas.