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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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As touching the quality of this fact or perjury, I intermeddle not here to discuss, but leave it at large to the judgement of Lawyers to define upon. Trueth it is, that perjury neither in man nor woman is to be commended, neither ought to be defended. But yet the true hart & faithful love between this man and his wife, counterpoising again as much or more on the other side, the more rare & strange I see it in many couples now a days, the more I think it worthy, not only to be praised, but also for examples sake to be notified. But in the mean time, what shall we say to these priests and adversaries, who in such sort violently do press and force the poor sheep of Christ with peril of their consciences unto such perjury, & that in such causes, where no such trueth is sought, but innocency oppressed, true religion persecuted, & only their spite & wrath against Gods word wreaked.
As touching the qualitye of this facte or periury, I intermeddle not here to discusse, but leaue it at large to the iudgement of Lawyers to define vpon. Trueth it is, that periury neither in man nor woman is to be cōmmended, neither ought to be defended. But yet the true hart & faithfull loue betwene this man and his wife, counterpeasing agayne as much or more on the other side, the more rare & straūge I see it in many couples now a dayes, the more I thinke it worthy, not onely to be praised, but also for examples sake to be notified. But in the meane time, what shall we say to these priestes and aduersaries, who in such sorte violently do presse and force the poore sheepe of Christ with perill of theyr consciences vnto such periury, & that in such causes, where no such trueth is sought, but innocency oppressed, true religion persecuted, & only their spite & wrath agaynst Gods word wreaked.
During the time of these six articles aforesaid, which brought many good men unto death: yet so it happened by another contrary act set forth before, for the kings supremacy (as ye have heard) that the contrary sect also of the Papists was not all in quiet. For besides the death of Moore, and the Bishop of Rochester, and the other Charterhouse Monks, Friars and Priests above specified, about this year were also condemned and executed by the same law, two other,