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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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Over and besides, for so much as the foresaid errors, and many other are contained in the books or writings of the foresaid Martin Luther, therefore we condemn, reprove, and utterly reject, and hold for utterly condemned, reproved, and rejected the foresaid books, and all the writings of the said Martin, with his preachings, in what tongue so ever they are found, wherein the said errors or any of them is contained willing and commanding under the virtue of holy obedience, and incurring the penalties aforesaid, to all and singular christen people, both men and women above rehearsed, that they presume not by any manner of ways, directly, or indirectly, colourably or expressly, privily or apertly, either in their houses, or in other public or private places, to read, hold, preach, print, publish, or defend, either by themselves or by others, but straight ways after the publishing hereof, they do burn or cause to be burned the said errors, by their Ordinaries diligently being searched out, and solemnly presented in the sight of the whole Clergy of the people, under all and singular the penalties aforesaid. Now as touching the said Martin, O good lord, what have we left *undone? what have we left unattempted? what fatherly charity have we not showed, whereby to have reduced him from these errors? For after that we did cite him, thinking to proceed with him more favourably, we invited and exhorted him as well by divers tractations had with our Legate, as by our own letters, that he would relinquish the foresaid errors, or else having safe conduct offered to him, with money necessary for his journey, to come to us without any fear or dread, which perfect charity ought to cast out, and so after the example of our saviour, and his Apostle S. Paul, he would speak, not in corners and in secret, but openly to our face. Which if he had done, of truth we think no less, but that reforming ⟨p. 1283⟩himself, he would have recognised his errors, neither should have found so many faults in the court of Rome which he being seduced with the rumours of malicious people, more than he ought, doth so much reprehend. Where we would have taught him to see more clearly then the light day, that the holy fathers of Rome our predecessors (whom he without all modesty, most injuriously doth rail upon) did never err in their Canons and constitutions (which he so much depraveth.)
Ouer and besides, for so much as the foresayd errors, and many other are conteined in the bookes or writings of the foresayd Martin Luther, therefore we condemne, reprooue, and vtterly reiect, and hold for vtterly condemned, reprooued, and reiected the foresayd bookes, and al the writings of the sayd Martin, with his preachings, in what tongue so euer they are found, wherein the sayd errours or any of them is conteined willing and commanding vnder the vertue of holy obedience, and incurring the penalties aforesayd, to all and singular christen people, both men and women aboue rehersed, that they presume not by any maner of waies, directly, or indirectly, colourably or expresly, priuily or apertly, either in their houses, or in other publike or priuate places, to read, hold, preach, print, publishe, or defend, eyther by themselues or by others, but straight wayes after the publishing hereof, they doe burne or cause to be burned the sayd errors, by their Ordinaries diligētly beyng searched out, and solemnely presented in the sight of the whole Clergy of the people, vnder all and singular the penalties aforesayd. Now as touching the sayd Martin, O good lord, what haue we left