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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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¶Who doth not see by this so humble and honest submission of Luther, but that, if the Bishop of Rome would have been answered with any reason, or contented with sufficient mean, he had never been touched any further of Luther. But the secret purpose of GOD had a farther work herein to do: for the time now was come, when God thought good that pride should have a fall. Thus while the unmeasurable desire of that B. sought more then enough,1 and like to Aesopes dog, coveting both to have the flesh, and shadow, not only he missed that he gaped for, but also lost that which he had.
¶Who doth not see by this so humble and honest submission of Luther, but that, if the Bishop of Rome woulde haue bene aunswered with any reason, or contented wyth sufficient meane, he had neuer bene touched any further of Luther. But the secret purpose of GOD had a farther worke herein to do: for the tyme nowe was come, when God thought good that pride shoulde haue a fall. Thus while the vnmeasurable desire of that B. sought more then inough,1 and like to Aesopes dogge, coueting both to haue ye fleshe, and shadowe, not onely he missed that he gaped for, but also lost that which he had.
- 1Pride will have a fall. Aesopes dog. All covet, all loose.Pride wil haue a fall. Aesopes dogge. All couet, all loose.
But to the purpose of our matter again: this writing Luther delivered to the Cardinal the third day after he was commanded out of his sight. Which letter or writing the Cardinal did little regard. When Luther saw that he would give no answer nor countenance to the letter, yet notwithstanding he remained after that, the fourth day, and nothing was answered: the fifth day likewise was passed with like silence, and nothing done. At the length, by the counsel of his friends, and specially because the Cardinal had said before, that he had a commandment to imprison Luther and John Stupitius the vicar, after that he had made and set up his appeal where it might be seen and read, he departed, thinking that he had showed such dangerous obedience long enough. Luther a beholder & a doer of these things, recordeth the same and showeth the cause why he submitted himself to the church of Rome: declaring also, that even those things, which are most truly spoken, yet ought to be maintained and defended, with humility and fear. Some things he suppresseth and concealeth, which he supposeth the reader to understand not without grief and sorrow. At length he protesteth that he reverenceth and followeth the church of Rome in all things,