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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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And this sort of persons thus by them condemned, consisteth either in such as have been before abjured, and fallen again into relapse: or else such as stand constantly in their doctrine, and refuse to abjure, either else such as they intend to make a terror and example to all other, notwithstanding that they be willing and ready to submit themselves, and yet cannot be received. And of this last sort were these v. Martyrs last named. So was also John Lambert, who submitting himself to the king, could not be accepted: So was likewise Richard Mekins the silly lad, pag. 1174. and the three women of Guernsey, whose submission would not serve to save their lives, with many other in like case. Against this sort of persons, the process which the papists use, is this. First after they begin once to be suspected by some Promotor, they are denounced and cited: then by virtue of Inquisition they are taken and clapped fast in Irons and prison: from thence they are brought forth at last to examination, if they be not before killed by famine, cold, or straightness of the prison. Then be articles drawn or rather wrested out of their writings or preachings, & they put to their oath to answer truly to every point and circumstance articulated against them.1 Which Articles if they seem to deny, or to salve by true expounding, then are witnesses called in and admitted, what witnesses soever they are, be they never so much infamous, usurers, ribalds, women, yea and common harlots. Or if no other witnesses can be found, then is the husband brought in and forced to swear against the wife, or the wife against the husband, or the children against the natural mother, as in this example of Agnes Grebyll. Or if no such witness at all can be found, then are they strained upon the rack, or by other bitter torments forced to confess their knowledge, and to peach other. Neither must any be suffered to come to them, what need so ever they have. Neither must any public or quiet audience be given them to speak for themselves: till at last sentence be read against them, to give them up to the secular arm, or to degrade them, if they be Priests, and so to burne them. Ex hist. Cochlaei contra Hussitas.
And this sort of persons thus by them condemned, cō sisteth either in such as haue bene before abiured, and fallē agayne into relapse: or els such as stand constantly in their doctrine, and refuse to abiure, eyther els such as they intēd to make a terrour and example to all other, notwithstanding that they be willing and ready to submit themselues, and yet cannot be receiued. And of this last sort were these v. Martyrs last named. So was also Iohn Lambert, who submitting himselfe to the king, could not be accepted: So was likewise Richard Mekins the sely lad, pag. 1174. and the three women of Gernesey, whose submission woulde not serue to saue theyr liues, with many other in like case. Agaynst this sort of persons, the processe which the papists vse, is this. First after they beginne once to be suspected by some Promotor, they are denoūced and cited: then by vertue of Inquisition they are taken and clapt fast in Irons and prison: from thence they are brought forth at last to examination, if they be not before kilde by famine, colde, or strayghtnesse of the prison. Then be articles drawne or rather wrested out of theyr writinges or preachinges, & they put to theyr othe to answere truely to euery poynt and circumstaunce articulated agaynst them.