A67926:5461
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 Bishop with his Catholic Doctors, not yet contented with this, to set the husband against the wife, proceeding further in their Catholic zeal, caused her two children Christopher and John to be produced,1 one of the age of xxij. the other of xix. against their own natural mother. Who likewise being pressed with their oath, witnessed and said, that the foresaid Agnes their mother held, believed, taught, and defended, that the Sacrament of the altar was but bread, and not the very body of Christ, flesh, and blood: That Baptism was no better in the Fount, then out of the Fount: That confirmation was of no effect: That the solemnisation of Matrimony was no sacrament: That confession to God alone was sufficient: Also that going in pilgrimage and worshipping of Saints and Images was of none effect, &c. Item, that their father and the said Agnes their mother held, taught, and communed of the said errors within their house divers times, by the space of those three years past, as well on holy days, as working days, affirming and teaching that the said opinions were good and lawful, and to be holden and maintained, and agreement was made amongst them, that none of them should discover or bewray either of these beliefs in any wise. Finally, that they never heard their said father and mother, holding nor reaching any other opinions, then be the said errors against the Sacrament of the altar, and pilgrimages, offerings, worshipping of Saints and Images, as far as they could remember, &c. Ex verbis Regist.
The Byshop with his Catholicke Doctours, not yet contented with this, to set the husband agaynst the wyfe, proceeding further in their Catholicke zeale, caused her two children Christofer and Iohn to be produced,1 one of the age of xxij. the other of xix. against their owne naturall mother. Who likewise being pressed with their othe, witnessed and sayd, that the foresaid Agnes their mother held, beleeued, taught, and defended, that the Sacrament of the aultar was but bread, and not the very body of Christ, fleshe, and bloud: That Baptisme was no better in the Fount, then out of the Fount: That confirmation was of no effect: That the solemnisation of Matrimony was no sacrament: That confession to God alone was sufficient: Also that going in pilgrimage and worshipping of Saints and Images was of none effect, &c. Item, that their father and the sayd Agnes their mother helde, taught, and communed of the sayd errours within their house diuers times, by the space of those three yeares past, as well on holy dayes, as working dayes, affirming and teaching that the saide opinions were good and lawfull, and to be holden and maintained, and agreemente was made amongst them, that none of them should discouer or bewray eyther of these beliefes in any wise. Finally, that they neuer heard their sayd father and mother, holding nor reaching any other opinions, then be the said errours against the Sacrament of the altar, and pilgrimages, offerings, worshipping of Saints and Images, as farre as they could remember, &c. Ex verbis Regist.