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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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IN the tractation of Luther's story, mention was made before of Uldricus Zuinglius,1 who first abiding at Glarona, in a place called then our Lords Hermitage, from thence removed to Zuricke, about the year of our Lord 1519. and there began to teach, dwelling in the Minster among the Canons or Priests of that close, using with them, the same rites and ceremonies during the space of ij. or iij. years, where he continued reading and explaining the Scriptures unto the people with great travail,2 and no less dexterity. And because Pope Leo, the same year, had renewed his pardons again through all countries (as is above declared) Zuinglius zealously withstood the same, detecting the abuses thereof by the Scriptures, and of other corruptions reigning then in the Church, and so continued by the space of two years and more, till at length Hugo Bishop of Constance (to whose jurisdiction Zuricke then also did belong) hearing thereof,3 wrote his letters to the Senate of the said City of Zuricke,4 complaining grievously of Zuinglius, who also wrote another letter to the college of Canons, where Zuinglius was the same time dwelling, complaining likewise of such new teachers, which troubled the Church, and exhorted them earnestly, to beware and to take diligent heed to themselves. And forsomuch as both the Pope and the Emperors Majesty had condemned all such new doctrine by their decrees and Edicts, he willed them therefore to admit no such new innovations of doctrine, without the common consent of them, to whom the same did appertain. Zuinglius hearing thereof, referreth his cause to the judgement and hearing of the Senate, not refusing to render unto them account of his faith. And forsomuch as the Bishops letter was read openly in the college, Zuinglius directeth another letter to the Bishop again, declaring that the said letter proceeded not from the Bishop, nor that he was ignorant who were the authors thereof, desiring him not to follow their sinister counsels, for that truth (said he) is a thing invincible, and can not be resisted. After the same tenor, certain other of the City likewise wrote unto the Bishop, desiring him that he would attempt nothing, that should be prejudicial to the liberty and free course of the Gospel: