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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 woman Helen Stirke was accused, for that in her childbed she was not accustomed to call upon the name of the virgin Mary,1 being exhorted thereto by her neighbours, but only upon God, for Jesus Christs sake, and because she said in like manner, that if she her self had been in the time of the virgin Mary, God might have looked to her humility and base estate, as he did to the virgins, in making her the mother of Christ, thereby meaning, that there was no merits in the virgin, which procured her that honour, to be made the mother of Christ, and to be preferred before other women, but Gods only free mercy exalted her to that estate. Which words were counted most execrable in the face of the Clergy and whole multitude.
The woman Hellen Stirke was accused, for that in her childbed she was not accustomed to cal vpon the name of the virgine Mary,1 being exhorted thereto by her neyghbours, but onely vpon God, for Iesus Christes sake, and because she said in like maner, that if she her selfe had beene in the time of the virgin Mary, God might haue looked to her humilitie and base estate, as hee did to the virgines, in making her the mother of Christe, thereby meaninge, that there was no merites in the virgine, whyche procured her that honour, to be made the mother of Christe, and to bee preferred before other women, but Gods only free mercy exalted her to that estate. Whiche woordes were counted moste execrable in the face of the Clergie and whole multitude.
- 1Hellen Styrke for calling upon Jesus and not our Lady in childbed.Hellen Styrke for calling vpon Iesus and not our Lady in childebed.
James Raveleson aforesaid building a house, set upon the round of his fourth stair, the 3. crowned diadem of Peter carved of tree, which the cardinal took as done in mockage of his Cardinals hat, and this procured no favour to the said James at their hands.