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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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Then the Bishops Chancellor rebuked me and said, that I was much to blame for uttering the scriptures. For S. Paul (he said) for•ode women to speak,1 or to talk of the word of God. I answered him that I knew Pauls meaning as well as he, which is in the 1. Corin. 14. that a woman ought not to speak in the congregation by the way of teaching. And then I asked him, how many women he had seen go into the Pulpit and preach? He said he never saw none. Then I said, he ought to find no fault in poor women, except they had offended the law.
Then the Bishops Chauncellor rebuked me and sayd, yt I was much to blame for vttring the scriptures. For S. Paul (he sayd) for•ode women to speake,1 or to talke of the word of God. I answered him that I knew Paules meaning as well as he, which is in the 1. Corin. 14. that a woman ought not to speak in the congregation by the way of teaching. And thē I asked him, how many women he had seene go into the Pulpit and preach? He sayd he neuer saw none. Then I sayd, he ought to finde no fault in poore women, except they had offended the law.
- 1Women forbidden to speak in the congregation and how?Women forbidden to speake in the congregatiō and how?
Then the L. Major commanded me to ward, I asked him if sureties would not serve me, and he made me short answer,1 that he would take none. Then was I had to the Counter, and there remained xi. days, no friend admitted to speak with me. But in the mean time there was a priest sent to me, which said that he was commanded of the Bishop to examine me, and to give me good counsel, which he did not.