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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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But hereof sufficient, touching this division between the Lutherans and Zwinglians. In which division, if there have been any defect in Martin Luther: yet is that no cause why either the Papists may greatly triumph, or why the Protestants should despise Luther. For neither is the doctrine of Luther touching the Sacrament, so gross that it maketh much with the Papists: nor yet so discrepant from us, that therefore he ought to be exploded. And though a full reconciliation of this difference can not well be made (as some have gone about to do) yet let us give to Luther a moderate interpretation, & if we will not make things better, yet let us not make them worse than they be,1 & let us bear, if not with the manner, yet at least with the time of his teaching: and finally let it not be noted in us, that we should seem to differ in Charity more (as Bucer said) then we do in doctrine. But of this hereafter more (Christ willing) when we come to the history of John Frith.
But hereof sufficient, touchyng this diuision betwene the Lutherans and Zuinglians. In which diuisiō, if there haue bene any defect in Martin Luther: yet is that no cause why either the Papistes may greatly triūph, or why the Protestantes should despise Luther. For neither is the doctrine of Luther touchyng the Sacramēt, so grosse that it maketh much with the Papistes: nor yet so discrepaunt frō vs, that therfore he ought to be exploded. And though a full reconciliation of this difference cā not well be made (as some haue gone about to do) yet let vs geue to Luther a moderate interpretation, & if we will not make thinges better, yet let vs not make them worse thē they be,1 & let vs beare, if not with the maner, yet at least with the tyme of his teachyng: and finally let it not be noted in vs, that we should seeme to differre in Charitie more (as Bucer sayd) then we do in doctrine. But of this hereafter more (Christ willyng) when we come to the history of Iohn Frith.
- 1Lutherians and Zwinglians differ more in charity then in doctrine.Lutherians and Zuinglians differ more in charitie then in doctrine.