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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.
Moreover, the Archbishop bidding a friend of his draw nigh required Luther to declare what remedy might be ministered to help this.1 Luther answered: there was no better remedy then such as Gamaliel alleged in the fifth chapter of the Apostles, as witnesseth S. Luke, saying: If this Council or this work proceed of men, 2it shall come to nought, but if it be of God, ye can not destroy it. And so he desired that the Emperor might be advertised to write the same to the Pope, that he knew certainly if this his enterprise proceeded not of God, it would be abolished within three, yea within two years.
Moreouer, the Archbishop bidding a frend of his draw nigh required Luther to declare what remedy might bee ministred to helpe this.1 Luther answered: there was no better remedy then suche as Gamaliel alledged in the fyfte chapter of the Apostles, as witnesseth S. Luke, saying: If this Councell or this woorke proceede of men, 2it shall come to nought, but if it be of God, ye can not destroy it. And so he desired that the Emperour might be aduertised to write the same to the Pope, that he knewe certaynely if this his enterprise proceeded not of God, it would be abolished within three, yea within two yeares.
- 1Luthers prophecie out of Gamaliel.Luthers prophecie out of Gamaliell.
- 2Act. 5.
The Archbishop enquired of him what he would do, if certain articles were taken out of his books, to be submitted to the general council.