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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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My Lords, what your general Councils are, I know not, I was never exercised in them:1 but to the pure word of God I gave my labours. Read here your general Councils, or else give me a book wherein they are contained, that I may read them. If they agree with the word of God,2 I will not disagree. Then the ravening wolves turned into woodness, & said. Wherefore let we him speak any further? Read forth the rest of the articles, & stay not upon them. Among these cruel tigers, there was one false hypocrite,3 a seducer of the people, called Joh. Graifind Scot, standing behind Joh. Lauder's back, hasting him to read the rest of the articles, & not to tarry upon his witty and godly answers: For we may not abide them, quoth he, no more then the divill may abide the sign of the Cross, when it is named.
My Lords, what your general Councels are, I knowe not, I was neuer exercised in them:1 but to the pure worde of God I gaue my labors. Read here your general Councels, or els geue me a booke wherin they are contained, that I may reade them. If they agree with the word of God,