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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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The Bishop hearing this,1 seemed to mislike that the Queen should so much forget her self, as to take upon her to stand in any argument with his majesty, whom he to his face extolled for his rare virtues, and especially for his learned judgement in matters of religion, above, not only Princes of that and other ages, but also above Doctors professed in Divinity, and said that it was an unseemly thing for any of his majesties subjects to reason and argue with him so malapartly, and grievous to him for his part and other of his Majesties Counsellors and servants, to hear the same: and that they all by proof knew his wisdom to be such, that it was not needful for any to put him in mind of any such matters: inferring moreover how dā gerous and perilous a matter it is, and ever hath been for a Prince to suffer such insolent words at his subjects hands: who as they take boldness to contrary their sovereign in words, so want they no will, but only power and strength to overthwart them in deeds.
The Bishop hearing this,1 seemed to mislike that the Queene shoulde so much forget her selfe, as to take vppon her to stand in any argument wyth his maiestie, whom he to his face extold for his rare vertues, and especially for his learned iudgement in matters of religion, aboue, not only Princes of that and other ages, but also aboue Doctours professed in Diuinitie, and sayde that it was an vnseemely thing for any of his maiesties subiects to reason and argue with him so malapartly, and greuous to him for hys parte and other of his Maiesties Councellours and seruauntes, to heare ye same: and that they all by proofe knew his wisedome to be such, that it was not nedeful for any to put him in mind of any such matters: inferring moreouer how dā gerous and perillous a matter it is, and euer hath bene for a Prince to suffer suche insolent woordes at hys subiectes hands: who as they take boldnesse to contrary their soueraigne in wordes, so want they no will, but onely power and strength to ouerthwart them in deedes.
- 1The Bishop o• Winchester words to th• king.The Bishop o Winchester wordes to th king.