A67926:5270
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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Thomas answered: My Lord, I think that none of my parishioners will complain that I take not the cow nor the uppermost cloth, but will gladly give me the same together with any other thing that they have, and I will give and communicate with them any thing that I have, and so my Lord we agree right well, and there is no discord among us.
Thomas answeared: My Lorde, I thinke that none of my parishners wil complaine that I take not the kowe nor the vppermost cloth, but will gladly geue me the same together with any other thinge that they haue, and I will geue and communicate with them anye thing that I haue, and so my Lord we agree right wel, and there is no discord among vs.
And where your Lordship sayeth, it is too much to preach every Sunday: in deed I think it is too little,1 and also would wish that your Lordship did the like. Nay, nay, Dean Thomas (sayeth my Lord) let that be, for we are not ordained to preach. Then said Thomas, when your Lordship biddeth me preach, when I find any good Epistle, or a good Gospel, truly my Lord, I have read the new Testament and the old, and all the Epistles and the Gospels, and among them all I could never find any evil Epistle, or any evil Gospel: but if your Lordship will show me the good Epistle and the good Gospel, and the evil Epistle and the evil Gospel, then I shall preach the good, and omit the evil.
And where your Lordshippe sayeth, it is too muche to preache euery Sonday: in deede I thinke it is too little,1 and also woulde wishe that your Lordship did the like. Naye, nay, Deane Thomas (sayeth my Lorde) let that be, for we are not ordained to preache. Then sayde Thomas, when your Lordship biddeth me preache, when I finde any good Epistle, or a good Gospell, truely my Lorde, I haue reade the newe Testament and the olde, and all the Epistles and the Gospels, and among them all I could neuer finde any euil Epistle, or any euil Gospell: but if your Lordship will shewe me the good Epistle and the good Gospell, and the euill Epistle and the euill Gospell, then I shall preache the good, and omit the euill.