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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 seventh reason is,1 that the princes should consider how Luther useth the same way of seducing the people of Christ, as hath the venomous viper *Mahumet practised in deceiving so many thousands of souls, in permitting to them the liberty of those things which flesh desireth, and afterward in exempting them from such things as be more sharp in the law, but that Luther a little more temperately handleth the matter, whereby he may deceive more effectually: For Mahumet giveth licence to have many wives, and to divorce and marry other at their pleasure. This Luther, to draw unto him the favour of nuns, monks, and priests, such as be lascivious in flesh, preacheth that vows of perpetual continence be unlawful, much less to be obligatory: and therefore permitteth unto them that they may marry, forgetting by the way what the Apostle writeth of young widows, saying:3 That when they wax wanton against Christ then will they marry, having condemnation, because they have made void their first faith.
The seuenth reason is,1 that the princes should consider how Luther vseth the same way of seducing the people of Christ, as hath the venimous vyper *Mahumet practised in deceiuing so many thousands of soules, in permitting to them the libertye of those thinges which flesh desireth, and afterward in exempting them from such thinges as be more sharp in the law, but that Luther a litle more temperately handleth the matter, whereby he may deceiue more effectually: For Mahumet geueth licence to haue many wiues, and to diuorce and mary other at their pleasure. This Luther, to drawe vnto him the fauor of nunnes, monks, and priests, such as be lasciuious in flesh, preacheth that vowes of perpetuall continencye be vnlawfull, much lesse to be obligatory: and therfore permitteth vnto thē that they may mary, forgetting by the way what the Apostle writeth of yoūg widowes, saying:3 That when they waxe wanton agaynst Christ then will they marrye, hauing condemnation, because they haue made voyd theyr first fayth.