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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 10. Article.
Divers and many ways he hath said, holden, and also affirmed, and openly taught that there is no religion to be observed or kept, but simply to be abolished and destroyed: as it is now in England, and despising all religion, affirming, that it is but abusing of the people, he hath taught that their habits and vestures are deformed, and very monstrous, having in them no manner of utility or holiness, inducing and alluring as much as in him lay, all the adherents of his opinion, that all religion in the kingdom of Scotland should be subverted and utterly taken away, to the great offence of the Catholic Church, and the diminishing and detrimen of the Christian Religion.
Diuers and many wayes he hath sayd, holden, and also affirmed, and openly taught that there is no religion to be obserued or kept, but simply to be abolished and destroyed: as it is now in England, and despising all religion, affirmyng, that it is but abusing of the people, he hath taught that their habites and vestures are deformed, and very monstrous, hauyng in them no maner of vtilitie or holynesse, inducyng and alluryng as much as in him laye, all the adherentes of hys opinion, that all religion in the kyngdome of Scotland should be subuerted and vtterly taken away, to the great offence of the Catholicke Church, and the diminishing and detrimen of the Christian Religion.