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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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After the like dealing we read .3. Reg. 18. of wicked king Ahab,1 who being only the disturber of Israel himself, crieth out upon Elijah, for troubling Israel. So here in semblablewise Pope Leo, with what heap of tragical words and exclamations doth he fare and rage against the true servant of God poor Luther, for disturbing the church of God, when it is the Pope only & his fathers house that troubleth, and long hath troubled the true Church of the Lord, as by his doings all the world may see enough & to much. In the mean time read, I beseech thee, with judgement this impudent & false slanderous Bull of the Pope, with the appeal also of Luther again from the said pope. The copy whereof because they be rare to be gotten, & hath not been hitherto commonly seen, being before omitted I thought to commit here to history, as I had it out of certain Registers: the manner & tenor whereof is this as followeth.
After the like dealing we read .3. Reg. 18. of wicked king Achab,1 who being onely the disturber of Israel himselfe, crieth out vpon Elias, for troubling Israel. So here in semblablewise Pope Leo, with what heape of tragicall wordes and exclamations doth he fare and rage agaynst ye true seruant of God poore Luther, for disturbing ye church of God, when it is the Pope onely & his fathers house that troubleth, and long hath troubled the true Church of the Lord, as by his doings all the world may see enough & to much. In the meane time read, I besech thee, with iudgement this impudent & false slaunderous Bull of the Pope, with the appeale also of Luther agayn from the sayd pope. The copy wherof because they be rare to be gotten, & hath not bene hetherto commonly sene, being before omitted I thought to cōmit here to history, as I had it out of certayn Registers: the maner & tenor wherof is this as foloweth.
- 1The Pope playeth with Luther, as Ahab played with Elijah, saying, that he was the troubler of Israel, when it was he himself and his fathers house that so did.The Pope playeth with Luther, as Achab played with Elias, saying, that he was the troubler of Israell, when it was he himselfe and his fathers house that so did.