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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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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,1 and that he setteth himself only against those, which under the name of the church of Rome, go about to set forth and commend Babylon unto us.
But to the purpose of our matter agayne: this writing Luther deliuered to the Cardinall the third daye after he was commanded out of his sight. Which letter or writing the Cardinall did little regard. When Luther sawe that he woulde geue no aunswere nor countenaunce to the letter, yet notwtstanding he remayned after that, the fourth daye, and nothing was aunswered: the fift day likewise was passed with like silence, and nothing done. At the length, by the counsell of hys frendes, and specially because the Cardinall had sayde before, that he had a commaundement to imprison Luther and Iohn Stupitius the vicare, after yt he had made and set vp hys appeale where it might be seen and read, he departed, thinking that he had shewed suche daungerous obedience long enough. Luther a beholder & a doer of these things, recordeth the same and sheweth the cause why he submitted himselfe to the church of Rome: declaring also, that euen those thinges, which are most truely spoken, yet ought to be mayntayned and defended, with humilitie and feare. Some thinges he suppresseth and conceileth, whiche he supposeth the reader to vnderstand not without griefe and sorrow. At length he protesteth that he reuerenceth and followeth the church of Rome in al thinges,