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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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And thus much hitherto of these heresies and Articles collected by the bishops, & inserted in their own registers one of the books ab••e specified. The names of the bishops and collectors were these: Sir Tho. More, L. Chancellor Will. Warham Archb. of Cant. Tunstall bish. of London. Ste. Gardiner, G. of Wint. Rich. Sampson Dean of the chapel, Rich. Wolman M. of Requests, John Bell, D. Wilson, with a great number moe, as in the registers doth appeare. Ex Regist. Cant & Londinensi,
And thus much hitherto of these heresies and Articles collected by the byshops, & inserted in theyr own registers one of the bookes ab••e specified. The names of ye bishops and collectors were these: Syr Tho. More, L. Chaūcellor Wil. Warham Archb. of Cant. Tunstall bish. of London. Ste. Gardiner, G. of Wint. Rich. Sampson Deane of the chappel, Rich. Wolman M. of Requestes, Iohn Bell, D. Wilson, with a great number moe, as in the registers doth appeare. Ex Regist. Cant & Londinensi,
1I shall not need I trust (gentle reader) further here to tarry thee with reciting mo places: when these already rehearsed may suffice for a taste & a trial for thee sufficient to note and consider how falsely & most slanderously these catholics have depraved, and misreported the books and writings of good men, who might almost gather heresies as well of S. Johns gospel, & S. Pauls epistles, as out of these places. Thus may we see, what cannot malice do, being set on mischief? or what cannot the spirit of spite and cavilling find out, being inflamed with hatred, & blown with the bellows of ambition and iniquity?2 And as they have done with these, the like parts they have and do practise still against all other: whosoever in defence of truth, dare touch never so little either the Popes crown, or the bellies of his clergy: for these ij. sores in no case they can abide to be touched. And hereof only cometh all this crying out, heresy, heresy, blasphemy, error & schism. Although the doctrine be never so sound and perfect after the scripture, yet if the writer be not such in all points (especially in these two above touched) as will sing after their tune, and dance after their pipe (he is by & by an) heretic,