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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 thus (through the gracious supportatiō of Christ our Lord) we have run over these 37. laborious years of king Henrys race. Under whose time and governance, such acts and records, troubles, persecutions, recantations, practises, alterations and reformations as then happened in the church, we have here discoursed, with such statutes, injunctions and proclamations, as by him were set forth in causes & matters to the said church appertaining: Albeit not comprehending all things so fully as might be, yet pretermitting so few things as we could, of such matters as came to our hands:1 save only, that certain instruments with a few other occurrents somewhat pertaining to the course of this kings history, have past our hands, as the false lying bull of pope Leo x. against M. Luther: with the form also of the said M. Luther's appeal from the Pope unto a general counsel. All which, with other matters moe besides omitted, we have differed by themselves hereafter to be exhibited and declared in the sequel of this present story, as in his due place shall appear.
ANd thus (through the gracious supportatiō of Christ our Lord) we haue runne ouer these 37. laborious yeares of king Henries race. Under whose tyme and gouernance, such actes and recordes, troubles, persecutions, recantations, practises, alterations and reformations as thē happened in the church, we haue here discoursed, with such statutes, iniunctions and proclamations, as by him were set forth in causes & matters to the sayd church apperteyning: Albeit not cōprehending all things so fully as might be, yet pretermitting so few thinges as we could, of suche matters as came to our handes:1 saue onely, that certayne instruments with a few other occurrentes somewhat perteining to the course of this kinges history, haue past our hands, as the false lying bul of pope Leo x. against M. Luther: with the forme also of the sayd M. Luthers appeale from the Pope vnto a generall counsel. All which, wt other matters moe besides omitted, we haue differred by themselues hereafter to be exhibited and declared in the sequele of this present story, as in his due place shall appeare.
- 1Pope Leo his Bull against Luther M. Luthers appeal from the Pope to a general Councell.