A67926:4876
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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Now for the better trial hereof, to see and try the impudent & shameless vanity of these Catholic Clergymen, in mistaking, falsifying, depraving, blaspheming and slandering, where they have no cause, against all right & honest dealing, yea against their own knowledge, conscience and manifest verity of Gods word. I shall therefore desire the attentive Reader, before we pass any further to consider & expend here 2. things by the way. First what opinions and Articles these men gather out of their books for errors and heresies. Secondly how wittingly and willingly they wrest, pervert, and misconstrue their sayings, and writings in such sense as the writers never spake nor meant, and all to bring them into hatred of the world, after they have burned their books.
Now for the better triall hereof, to see and trie the impudent & shamelesse vanitie of these Catholicke Clergimē, in mistaking, falsifying, deprauing, blaspheming and slandering, where they haue no cause, against al right & honest dealing, yea against their own knowledge, conscience and manifest verity of Gods worde. I shall therfore desire the attentiue Reader, before we passe any further to consider & expend here 2. things by the way. First what opiniōs and Articles these men gather out of their bookes for errours and heresies. Secondly how wittingly and willingly they wrast, peruert, and miscōstrue their sayings, and writings in such sense as the wryters neuer spake nor ment, and all to bryng them into hatred of the worlde, after they haue burned their bookes.
So did they before with John Wycliffe, John Hus, & Hierome, So did they with M. Luther, Tyndale, Frith, Lambert, Barnes, Joy, Roy, Seron,1 and briefly yet do still with all the Protestants, either perverting their sayings, otherwise then they meant, or noting for heresies such as are manifest principles, & grounds of our religion: Or else falsely belying them, or untruly mistaking them, either in mangling the places, or adding to their words as may serve for their most advantage, to bring them out of credit with Princes and all the people,