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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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There were also divers other articles in the same Injunctions appointed for comeliness & due order in the churches: as for repairing of Chancels and Priests houses, for keeping of a Register book of weddings, christenings and burials, for reading of these Injunctions every quarter for due paying of tithes for forbidding of any other alteration of service in the Church, or fasting days, for making of comely Pulpits for the preachers, for avoiding of simony in buying and selling of benefices of the charitable using of Priests, for praying only upon the English and Latin primers set forth by K. Henry the eight for the teaching of his grammar in the common schools.1 At last that the Chantry Priests should teach young children, either to write and read, or else some other good and profitable exercises: as it doth more fully and amply appear in the same Injunctions at large set forth in the 684. page of the first book of the Acts and Monuments of the church heretofore imprinted.
There were also diuers other articles in the same Iniunctiōs appoynted for comelines & due order in the churches: as for repayring of Chauncels and Priestes houses, for keeping of a Register booke of weddinges, christenings and burials, for reading of these Iniunctions euery quarter for due paying of tithes for forbidding of any other alteration of seruice in the Church, or fasting dayes, for making of comely Pulpits for the preachers, for auoyding of simony in buying and selling of benefices of the charitable vsing of Priestes, for praying onely vpon the English and Latine primmers set forth by K. Henry the eight for ye teaching of his grammer in the common scholes.1 At last that the Chauntry Priestes should teach yong children, eyther to write and read, or els some other good and profitable exercises: as it doth more fully and amply apeare in the same Iniunctions at large set forth in the 684. page of the fyrste booke of the Actes and Monuments of the church heretofore imprinted.
- 1Read the former edition of the book of Acts and Monuments, pag. 684.Read the former edition of the booke of Actes and Monumentes, pag. 684.