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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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Upon this, followed incontinent a dangerous schism in the Church of Scotland: for not only the Clergy, but the whole people were divided among themselves, one defending the trueth, and an other the Papistry, in such sort, that there rose a Proverb: To whom say you youre Pater noster? 1And although the Papists had the upper hand as then, whose words were almost holden for law (so great was the blindness of that age) yet God so inspired the harts of the common people, that so many as could get the understanding of the bare words of the Lords prayer in english (which was then said in Latin) utterly detested that opinion, holding that it should in no wise be said to Saints: So that the crafts men and their servants in their booths, when the Friar came, exploded him with shame enough,2 crying, Frier Pater noster, Frier Pater noster, who at the last being convict in his own conscience, and ashamed of his former Sermon, was compelled to leave the Town of S. Andrews.
Upon this, folowed incontinent a daungerous schisme in the Church of Scotland: for not onely the Cleargie, but the whole people were deuided among themselues, one defending the trueth, and an other the Papistry, in suche sort, that there rose a Prouerbe: To whome say you youre Pater noster? 1And although the Papists had the vpper hand as then, whose words were almost holdē for law (so great was the blindnes of that age) yet God so inspired ye harts of the common people, that so many as could get the vnderstanding of the bare words of the Lords prayer in english (which was then saide in Latin) vtterly detested that opiniō, holding that it should in no wise be said to Saints: So that the craftes men and their seruauntes in theyr boothes, when the Frier came, exploded him with shame enough,2 crying, Frier Pater noster, Frier Pater noster, who at the last being conuict in his owne conscience, and ashamed of his former Sermon, was compelled to leaue the Towne of S. Andrewes.
- 1A Scottish proverb.