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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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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.
To this letter of the Cardinall,1 the Duke aunswereth agayne at large, purging both Luther, and himselfe: Luther, in that he following hys conscience grounded vppon ye word of god, would not reuoke that for an errour, which could be proued no errour: & himselfe he excuseth thus, that where is required of hym to banish hym hys countrey, or to send him vp to Rome, it would be little honesty for him so to do, and lesse conscience, vnles he knew iust cause, why he should so do: Which if the Cardinall would or could declare vnto him, there should lacke nothing in hym, whiche were the part of a Christian Prince to doe, and therfore he desireth hym, to be a meanes vnto the Byshop of Rome, that innocency and truth be not oppressed, before ye cryme or errour be lawfully conuicted.
- 1The Dukes answer to the Cardinal for Luther.The Dukes aunswere to the Cardinall for Luther.
This done, the Duke sendeth the letter of the Cardinal, unto Martin Luther.1