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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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After that Luther was thus departed and returned again into his country, Caietanus writeth to Duke Frederick, a sharp and a biting letter, in which first he signifieth to him his gentle entertainment & good will showed to reduce Luther from his error. Secondly, he complaineth of the sudden departing of him, & of Stupicius. Thirdly, he declareth the pernicious danger of Luther's doctrine against the Church of Rome. Fourthly, he exhorteth the Duke, that as he tendereth his own honour and safety, & regardeth the favour of the high bishop, he will send him up to Rome, or expel him out of his dominion, forsomuch as such a pestilence breeding, as that was, could not, neither ought by any means long so to be suffered.
After that Luther was thus departed and returned agayn into hys country, Caietanus writeth to Duke Fridericke, a sharpe and a byting letter, in which first he signifieth to him hys gentle intertaynment & good will shewed to reduce Luther from hys errour. Secondly, he complayneth of ye sodayn departing of him, & of Stupicius. Thirdly, he declareth ye pernicious daunger of Luthers doctrine against the Churche of Rome. Fourthly, hee exhorteth the Duke, that as he tendereth hys own honour and safetye, & regardeth the fauour of the hye byshop, he will send him vp to Rome, or expell hym out of hys dominiō, forsomuch as such a pestilence breeding, as that was, coulde not, neyther ought by any meanes long so to be suffered.
To this letter of the Cardinal,1 the Duke answereth again at large, purging both Luther, and himself: Luther, in that he following his conscience grounded upon the word of god, would not revoke that for an error, which could be proved no error: & himself he excuseth thus, that where is required of him to banish him his country, or to send him up to Rome, it would be little honesty for him so to do, and less conscience, unless he knew just cause, why he should so do: Which if the Cardinal would or could declare unto him, there should lack nothing in him, which were the part of a Christian Prince to do, and therefore he desireth him, to be a means unto the Bishop of Rome, that innocency and truth be not oppressed, before the crime or error be lawfully convicted.