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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 third cause is the respect of their own honour, which notoriously will be distained,1 if they which most excel in nobility and authority among the Germans, shall not bend all their power to expel these heresies: First for that they shall appear to degenerate from their progenitors, who being present at the condemnation of John Hus, & of other heretics, are said some of them with their own hands to have led John Hus to the fire: Secondly, for that they or the greater part of them approving with their authority *the imperial edict set forth of late in condemnation of M. Luther, now except they shall follow the execution of the same, shall be noted inconstant, or may be thought to favour the same, seeing it is manifest that they may easily exterminate him, if they were disposed.
The third cause is the respecte of theyr owne honour, which notoriously will be disteined,1 if they which most excell in nobility and authority among the Germaines, shall not bend all theyr power to expell these heresyes: First for that they shall appeare to degenerate from theyr progenitors, who being present at the condemnatiō of Iohn Hus, & of other heretickes, are sayd some of thē with theyr owne hands to haue led Iohn Hus to the fire: Secondly, for that they or the greater part of thē approuing with theyr authority *the emperiall edict set forth of late in cōdemnatiō of M. Luther, now except they shall folow the execution of ye same, shall be noted inconstant, or may be thought to fauor the same, seing it is manifest that they may easily exterminate him, if they were disposed.
- 1The 3. cause.
- *This edict of the Emperor above touched, pag. 827. was devised and set out not knowing to divers of the Princes there, And seemeth chiefly to be brought about by the Pope, and his flatterers about him. Look more hereof in the story of Sledan. Lib. 3.