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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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Whereunto the Ambassadors replied again, saying, that if he would first punish the whoremasters, then might the Senate assist him the better in correcting the other. But the Cardinal was still instant upon them, that first they should assist their Bishop, and then if the Bishop would not punish whoredom, he would come thither himself, and see them punished accordingly.
Whereunto the Ambassadours replyed againe, sayeng, that if he would first punish the whoremasters, then might the Senate assist him the better in correcting the other. But the Cardinall was still instaunt vpon them, that first they shoulde assist their Bishop, and then if the Bishop woulde not punish whoredome, he woulde come thyther himselfe, and see them punished accordingly.
This Cardinal Campeius, how he was sent by Pope Clement the sixth, to the second assemble or diet of Norenberge,1 an. 1524. and what was there done by the said Cardinal, is before signified, page 862. After this Council of Norenberge, immediately followed another sitting at Ratisbone, where were present Ferdinandus, Campeius, the Cardinal of Salisburge, the two Dukes of Bavaria, the Bishops of Trent and Ratisbone: also the Legates of the Bishops, Bamberg, Spires, Strasburg, Augsburg, Constance, Basil, Frising, Passame, and Brixine. By whom in the said assemble was concluded: That for so much as the Emperor, at the request of Pope Leo, had condemned by his public Edict set forth at Worms, the doctrine of Luther, for erroneous and wicked, and also it was agreed upon in both the assembles of Nuremberg, that the said Edict should be obeyed of all men: they likewise at the request of Cardinal Campeius, do will, and command the foresaid Edict to be observed through all their fines and precincts: That the Gospel, and all other holy Scriptures in Churches should be taught according to the interpretation of the ancient forefathers: That all they which revive any old heresies before condemn ned, or teach any new thing contumelious, either against Christ, his blessed mother, and holy Saints, or which may breed any occasion of sedition, the same to be punished according to the tenor of the Edict above said: