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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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yet why should the other books of mine be condemned, which are Catholic, Christian, true, edifying, and peaceable? Where have these wretched Papists learned this religion, that for the persons cause being evil, they should damn and burn the holy and sound verity of God? Can ye not destroy men, but you must also destroy the truth? Will ye pluck up the good wheat also with the cockle? Will ye scatter also the corn away together with the chaff? And why then receive ye Origen in his Catholic books, and do not utterly reject him all together? Yea, why suffer ye wicked Aristotle (in whom is nothing taught but errors) and do not at least in some part condemn him? Why burn ye not and set on fire, the wicked, barbarous, unlearned, and heretical Decretals of the Pope? Why do ye not all this, I say, but only for that ye are set in this holy place, for none other cause, but only to be that abomination spoken of in Daniel, which should put down trueth and set up lies,1 and the operation of error. For this thing and none other, becometh the seat of Antichrist. Wherefore this I say to thee (Pope Leo the tenth and to you Lord Cardinals, and all other whosoever is in any part or doing in that Court of Rome) and this I speak boldly unto your faces, if this Bull hath come out in your name, and by your knowledge, and if ye will so acknowledge it for your own: then will I likewise use my power, by the which I am made in my Baptism, the son of God, and coheir with Christ, being founded upon a sure rock which neither feareth the gates of hell, nor heaven, nor earth, and say, monish and exhort you in the Lord that you will reform your selves and take a better way,2 and refrain hereafter from those diabolical blasphemies and to much exceeding presumptuous impieties, and this I allege:
yet whye shoulde the other bookes of mine be condemned, which are Catholike, Christian, true, edifying, and peaceable? Where haue these wretched Papistes learned thys religion, that for the persones cause being euil, they should damne and burne the holy and sounde verity of God? Can ye not destroy menne, but you must also destroy the truth? Will yee plucke vppe the good wheate also with the cockle? Will yee scatter also the corne awaye together wyth the chaffe? And whye then receyue yee Origen in hys Catholike bookes, and doe not vtterly reiecte hym all together? Yea, whye suffer yee wicked Aristotle (in whome is nothyng taughte but errours) and doe not at leaste in some parte condemne hym? Why burne yee not and set on fire, the wycked, barbarous, vnlearned, and hereticall Decretalles of the Pope? Why doe ye not all this, I say, but only for that ye are set in this holy place, for none other cause, but onely to be that abhomination spoken of in Daniell, whiche shoulde put downe trueth and set vp lyes,