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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.
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After dinner they returned, exhorting him as before, but in vain.1 They prayed him, that at the least he would submit his writing to the judgement of the next general Council. Luther agreed thereunto, but with this condition, that they themselves should present the Articles collected out of his books to be submitted to the Council in such sort, as notwithstanding the sentence awarded by the coū cell, should be authorised by the Scripture, and confirmed with the testimonies of the same.
After dinner they returned, exhorting him as before, but in vayne.1 They prayed him, that at the least he woulde submit his writing to the iudgement of the nexte generall Councell. Luther agreed therunto, but with this conditiō, that they themselues shoulde present the Articles collected out of his bookes to be submitted to the Councell in suche sort, as notwithstanding the sentence awarded by the coū cell, should be authorised by the Scripture, and confirmed with the testimonyes of the same.
- 1Luthers condition.Luthers cō dition.
They then leaving Luther, departed, and reported to the Archbishop of Triers,1 that he had promised to submit his writings in certain articles to the next Council, & in the mean space he would keep silence, which Luther never thought: who neither with admonitions, ne yet menaces could be induced to deny or submit his books to the judgements of men (he had so fortified his cause with clear and manifest authorities of the Scripture) unless they could prove by sacred scripture, and apparent reasons to the contrary.
They then leauing Luther, departed, and reported to the Archbishop of Triers,