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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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Who in so doing shall find with us (if they shall obey, or shall certify us by lawful witnesses, to have obeyed effectually herein) the affection of fatherly charity, and a full fountain opened of all mercy and clemency: willing and charging the said Martin notwithstanding, from henceforth that he utterly desist in the mean time from all preaching and office of preaching. Or else if the love of Justice and virtue shall not restrain the said Martin from sin, neither the hope of our pardon shall reduce him to repentance: to the intent that the terror of punishment and of discipline may bridle him, we require and admonish the said Martin and his adherents, abettors, fautors, and receivers, by the tenor hereof, in the verity of holy obedience, & under incurring all the penalties aforesaid, districtly charging and commanding that within forty days (whereof twenty we assign for the first twenty, for the second, and the other twenty for the third & peremptory term) immediately following after the setting up of these present letters,1 that the said Martin, his abettors, fautors, adherents and receivers aforesaid, do surcease from the foresaid errors, and from the preaching, publishing, maintaining and defending of the same: also from setting out of book or scriptures upon the said errors or any of them: & furthermore, that they burn, or cause to be burned all and singular such books and scriptures as contain the foresaid errors or any of them by any manner of way. Also that the said Martin do utterly revoke those errors and assertions, and so to certify us of the revoking thereof by public testimony in due form of law, signed by the hands of two prelates, to be sent unto us within the term of other like xl. days, or else to be brought by him unto us, if he himself will come (which would please us much rather) with a full safe conduct above mentioned, which from henceforth we are content to offer unto him, to the intent that no scruple of doubt touching his true obedience,2 should hereafter remain.
Who in so doyng shall find with vs (if they shal obey, or shall certifie vs by lawfull witnesses, to haue obeied effectually herein) the affection of fatherly charitie, and a ful fountayne opened of all mercy and clemencie: willing and charging the said Martine notwithstanding, from henceforth that he vtterly desist in the meane time from all preachyng and office of preaching. Or els if the loue of Iustice and vertue shall not restraine the said Martin from sinne, neither the hope of our pardon shall reduce hym to repentaunce: to the intent that the terror of punishment and of discipline may bridle him, we require and admonish ye said Martin and his adherents, abbettors, fautors, and receyuers, by the tenor hereof, in the veritie of holy obedience, & vnder incurring all the penalties aforesaid, districtly charging and commaunding that within fourty days (whereof twenty we assign for the first twenty, for the second, and the other twenty for the third & peremptory terme) immediately following after the settyng vp of these present letters,