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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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Now as you have heard the presumptuous and arrogant Sentence of Pope Clement, wherein he taketh upon him, contrary to the ordinance of God in his Levitical law (as before is showed pag. 1025.) and contrary to the best learned judgements of Christendom, to command and compel the king against his conscience, to retain in Matrimony his brothers wife: here followeth in like order to be inferred, according to my promise, an other like wicked, blasphemous,1 and slanderous Bull of Pope Leo against Martin Luther, with the just Appellation also of the said Martin Luther, from the Pope to a general Council. Wherein may appear to all men the lying spirit of the pope, both in teaching most heretical doctrine, derogating from the blood of Christ, and also falsely depraving & perverting the sound doctrine of Luther, falsely and untruly charging him with heresy, when he is the greater heretic himself. For what heretic would ever say that the church of Rome was consecrate and sanctified by the blood of Peter, but only the Pope? Or who would call this heresy, to refer all our salvation and sanctification only and totally to the blood of the son of God, unless he were an heretic of all heretics himself?
Now as you haue heard the presumptuous and arrogant Sentence of Pope Clement, wherein he taketh vpon him, contrary to the ordinaunce of God in his Leuiticall law (as before is shewed pag. 1025.) and contrary to ye best learned iudgementes of Christendome, to commaund and compell the king agaynst his conscience, to reteine in Matrimony his brothers wife: here foloweth in like order to be inferred, according to my promise, an other like wicked, blasphemous,1 and sclaūderous Bull of Pope Leo against Martin Luther, with the iust Appellation also of the sayd Martin Luther, from the Pope to a generall Counsell. Wherein may appeare to all men the lying spirite of the pope, both in teaching most heretical doctrine, derogating from the bloud of Christ, and also falsely deprauing & peruerting the sound doctrine of Luther, falsely and vntruely charging him with heresy, when he is the greater heretick himselfe. For what hereticke would euer say that the churche of Rome was consecrate and sanctified by the bloud of Peter, but onely the Pope? Or who would cal this heresy, to referre al our saluation and sanctification onely and totally to the bloud of the sonne of God, vnlesse he were an hereticke of all heretickes himselfe?