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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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The holy scriptures he restored to the mother tongue, masses he extinguished and abolished. Furthermore,1 after softer beginnings, by little & little, greater things followed in the reformation of the Churches. Then such as before were in banishment for the danger of the truth, were again received to their country. To be short, a new face of things began now to appear, as it were in a stage new players coming in, the old being thrust out. For the most part the Bishops of churches & dioceses were changed. Such as had been dumb prelates before, were compelled to give place to other then that would preach and take pains.
The holy scriptures he restored to the mother toung, masses he extinguished and abolished. Furthermore,1 after softer beginnings, by litle & litle, greater thinges folowed in the reformation of the Churches. Then suche as before were in banishmēt for the daūger of the truth, were again receiued to theyr coūtry. To be short, a new face of things began now to appeare, as it were in a stage new players cōming in, the olde being thrust out. For ye most part ye Bishops of churthes & diocesses were chaūged. Such as had bene dombe prelates before, were compelled to geue place to other then that would preach and take paynes.
- 1Reformation by K. Edward.
Besides other also out of foreign countries, men of learning and notable knowledge were sent for and received,1 among whom was Peter Martyr, Martin Bucer, and Paulus Phagius. Of whom the first taught at Oxford: the other two professed at Cambridge,2 and that with no small commendation of the whole university. Of the old bishops some were committed to one ward, some to an other Boner Bishop of London was committed to the Marshalsea, & eftsoons for his contempt and misdemeanour deposed from his bishopric, as in further process followeth to be seen, Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, with Tonstal Bishop of Duresme was cast into the Tower for his disobedience, where he kept his Christmas three years together, more worthy of some other place without the Tower, if it had pleased god otherwise not to have meant a further plague to