A67926:5505
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
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And thus much touching this by matter I thought here to suggest, & repeat to the reader, albeit the same is also sufficiently expressed before, pag. 1057. and 1058. to the end that the studious Reader pondering these first proceedings of the Pope, & comparing them with this sentence definitive, which under followeth, may ye better understand what inconstant lenity, what false dealing, what crafty packing, and what contrariety in it self, is in this Popes holy Sea of Rome: as by this case of the Pope may well appear, who in short time after all this, was so clean altered from that he was, that whereas before he pretended to esteem so gratefully the kings travel and benefits exhibited to the sea Apostolic, in his defence against the Emperor and the Spaniards, now he joineth utterly with the Cesarians against the king. And where before he so greatly magnified the kings profound learning, & mature judgement, esteeming his mind & Sentence above all other learned men, to be as a judge sufficient in the direction of this case: now turning head to the tail, he utterly refuseth to bring the matter in judiciū orbis, but will needs detain it at home. Again, where before he pretended a tender provision for the state of this Realm: now he setteth all other realms against it.1 And finally where he before seemed to respect the quiet & tranquility of the kings conscience: now he goeth about to command & compel the king against his will and conscience to do clean contrary to that, which he himself before in his judgement had allowed, thinking to have the king at his beck, and to do and undo what he lifted and commanded: as by the tenor and true copy of this his Sentence definitive, ye may understand. Which as it came newly to our hands, I thought here to exhibit unto the world, that all men might see what just cause the king had, being so presumptuously provoked by the pope to shake of his proud authority, & utterly to exile him out of his realm. Mark, I pray thee, the manner of the popes proud Sentence how presumptuously it proceedeth.
And thus much touching this by matter I thought here to suggest, & repeat to the reader, albeit the same is also sufficiently expressed before, pag. 1057. and 1058. to the end that the studious Reader pondering these first proceedinges of the Pope, & comparing them with this sentence definitiue, which vnder foloweth, may ye better vnderstād what inconstant lenity, what false dealing, what craftye packing, and what contrariety in it selfe, is in this Popes holy Sea of Rome: as by this case of the Pope may well appeare, who in short time after all this, was so clean altered from that he was, that whereas before he pretended to esteme so gratefully the kinges trauell and benefites exhibited to the sea Apostolicke, in his defence agaynst the Emperor and the Spanyardes, now he ioyneth vtterly wyth the Cesarians agaynst the king. And where before he so greatly magnified the kinges profound learning, & mature iudgement, esteming his minde & Sentence aboue al other learned mē, to be as a iudge sufficient in the directiō of this case: now turning head to the tayle, he vtterly refuseth to bring the matter in iudiciū orbis, but will needes deteine it at home. Agayne, where before he pretēded a tēder prouision for the state of this Realme: now he setteth all other realmes against it.