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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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Book 7 › Letter: ¶ The Emperors letter.Book 7 › Letter: ¶ The Emperours letter.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Our predecessors, who truly were Christian princes,1 were obedient to the Romish Church, which Martin Luther presently impugneth. And therefore in as much as he is not determined to call back his errors in any one point, we cannot without great infamy and stain of honour, degenerate from the examples of our elders, but will maintain the ancient faith, and give aid to the see of Rome. And further, we be resolved to pursue Martin Luther and his adherents, by excommunications and by other means that may be devised, to extinguish his doctrine. Nevertheless we will not violate our faith, which we have promised him, but mean to give order for safe return to the place whence he came.
OVr predecessours, who truely were Christian princes,1 were obedient to the Romish Churche, which Martin Luther presently impugneth. And therfore in as much as he is not determined to call backe his errors in any one poynt, we cannot without great infamy and stayn of honor, degenerate from the examples of our elders, but will mayntayne the auncient fayth, and geue ayde to the see of Rome. And further, we be resolued to pursue Martin Luther and his adherentes, by excommunications and by other meanes that may be deuised, to extinguish his doctrine. Neuerthelesse we will not violate our fayth, which we haue promised him, but meane to geue order for safe returne to the place whence he came.
- 1The Emperors answer against Luther.The Emperours aunswere against Luther.
The Princes electors, Dukes,1 and other estates of the Empire, sate and consulted upon this sentence, on friday all the after noon, and saturday the whole day, so that Luther yet had no answer of the Emperor.