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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 5. Article.
That the Scottish nation and their Clergy be altogether blinded,1 whom he did also say and affirm that they had not the true Catholic faith. And this he did openly teach and preached also, that his faith was much better & more excellent, then the faith of all the clergy in the realm of Scotland.
That the Scottish nation and their Clergy be altogether blynded,1 whome he did also say and affirme that they had not the true Catholike fayth. And this he dyd openly teach and preached also, that hys fayth was much better & more excellent, then the faith of all the clergy in the realme of Scotland.
- 15. Article.
Borthwike.
No man will deny that people to be blinded, which neither heareth Christ nor his Apostles. Such is the people of Scotland, I speak of those unto whom the verity and truth of Christ hath not yet opened or manifested it self. There is no cause therefore, why they should accuse me of heresy. Furthermore, how far of the nation and people of Scotland be from the hearing of Christ, albeit the premisses do sufficiently declare, in that they do challenge unto the Romish Antichrist, the authority which Christ and his Apostles do declare,