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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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1The other in English, bearing these words.
- 1M. David •aw and M. Thomas ••ruy, […] procurators.M. Dauid •aw and M. Thomas ••ruy, 〈…〉 procu••tors.
Doctors of Theology, of fourscore of years, And old jol•e Lupoys the bald grey Friars, They would be called Rabbi and Magister noster, And wot not to whom they say their Pater noster.
Doctors of Theologie, of fourescore of yeares, And old iol•e Lupoys the bald gray Friers, They would be called Rabbi and Magister noster, And wot not to whome they say their Pater noster.
Shortly, the Christians were so […] offended, and the Papists on the other side so proud and wilful, that necessary it was, to eschew greater inconveniences, that the Clergy at least should be assembled to dispute and conclude the whole matter, that the lay people might be put out of doubt.1 Which being done, and the University agreed, whosoever had been present might have heard much subtle sophistry. For some of the popish Doctors affirmed that it should be said to God formaliter, and to Saints, materialiter, Others ultimatè, & non ultimatè. Others said it should be said to God principaliter, and to saints minus principaliter. Others, that it should be said to GOD primariè, and to saints secundariè, Others that it would be said to GOD capiendo strictè, & to saints capiendo largè. Which vain distinctions being heard and considered by the people they that were simple, remained in greater doubtfulness than they were in before: so that a well aged man, and servant to the Subprior of S. Andrews called the Subprior's Thome being demanded to whom he sayde hys Pater noster: he answered, to God only. Then they asked again what should be said to the saints, he answered, give them Aves and Creeds enough in the devils name, for that may suffice them well enough: albeit they do spoil God of his right. Others making their vaunts of the Doctors, said, that because Christ (who made the Pater noster) never came into the Isle of Britain, & so understood not the English tongue therefore it was that the Doctors concluded it should be said in Latin.