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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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This being the last of all the other Themes of Eckius yet thought he chiefly to begin with this against Luther, to bring him into more displeasure with the B. of Rome, wherein Luther himself much refused to dispute, alleging that matter to be more odious then necessary, for that present time, and that also for the B. of Romes sake, he had much rather keep silence in the same. Whereunto if he must needs be urged, he would the fault should be understanded of all men to be where it was, namely in his adversary which provoked him thereunto, & not in himself. Eckius again clearing himself, translateth all the fault unto Luther, which first in his treatise, De indulgentijs Papae, defended that before pope Silvester's time the church of Rome had no place of majority, or preeminence above other churches, & also before the Cardinal Caietanus affirmed the Pope Pelagianus wrested many places of the Scripture out of their sense, unto his own affection and purpose. Wherefore the fault hereof (said he) to him rather is to be imputed, which ministered the first occasion.
This being the last of all the other Themes of Eckius yet thought he chiefly to begin with this against Luther, to bring him into more displeasure with the B. of Rome, wherein Luther himself much refused to dispute, alledging that matter to be more odious then necessary, for that present time, and that also for the B. of Romes sake, he had much rather keepe silence in the same. Wherunto if he must needes be vrged, he would the fault should be vnderstanded of all men to be where it was, namely in his aduersary which prouoked him thereunto, & not in himselfe. Eckius agayn clearing himselfe, translateth all the fault vnto Luther, which first in his treatise, De indulgentijs Papae, defended that before pope Siluesters tyme the church of Rome had no place of maioritie, or preheminence aboue other churches, & also before ye Cardinall Caietanus affirmed ye Pope Pelagianus wrested many places of the Scripture out of their sense, vnto hys owne affection and purpose. Wherefore the fault hereof (sayd he) to him rather is to be imputed, which ministred the first occasion.
Thus Luther being egged and strained to dispute, whether he would or no,1