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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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This Article being of so many parts as it is, some true, some otherwise, must be answered by division of it in to divers members, to divide the one from the other, gram ting that is true, denying that is otherwise, & opening that is ambiguous, avoiding that is captious, so as according to my oath, I may open directly & plainly the truth, with sincerity of conscience. The motion of preaching was made unto me in mine own house by M. Cecil, upon the duke of Somersets behalf, after I had been before the counsel, as I have before said:1 from which Counsel I departed (as before is rehearsed) as no offender, & therefore when M. Cicil spake to me of preaching before the kings Majesty, with request to write my sermon before, I denied that manner of preaching, because I said it was to preach like an offender, and I was none, but departed from the Counsel otherwise as I have before showed. And the said M. Cicil did not say to me that I was moved to preach, because I was not conformable: for I had at that time no manner of variance with the Counsel, but was in all conformity with them for any thing that I know, as I will answer afore God.
This Article beeyng of so many partes as it is, some true, some otherwise, must be answered by deuision of it in to diuers members, to deuide the one from the other, grā ting that is true, denieng that is otherwise, & opening that is ambiguous, auoyding yt is captious, so as according to my oth, I may open directly & plainly the truth, with sinceritie of conscience. The motion of preaching was made vnto me in mine owne house by M. Cecill, vpon the duke of Somersets behalfe, after I had bene before ye counsaile, as I haue before sayd: