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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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And where as they and other have accused them of error,1 yet was there never man, that could prove any error in them: Although divers Bishops of Constance, of Basil, of Curiake, with divers Universities besides: also they themselves, have been sundry times desired so to do, yet to this present day, neither they, nor ever any other so did, neither were they, nor any of all the foresaid Bishops, at their last assemble, being requested to come, so gentle to repair unto them, save only the Schashusians, and Sangallians. In the which foresaid assemble of theirs, all such as were then present, considering throughly the whole case of the matter, condescended together with them.
And where as they and other haue accused them of errour,1 yet was there neuer man, that could proue any errour in them: Although diuers Byshops of Constance, of Basill, of Curiake, with diuers Uniuersities besides: also they themselues, haue bene sundry times desired so to do, yet to this present day, neither they, nor euer any other so did, neither were they, nor any of all the foresayd Bishops, at their last assemble, being requested to come, so gentle to repaire vnto them, saue only the Schashusians, and Sangallians. In the which foresayd assemble of theirs, all such as were then present, considering throughly the whole case of the matter, condescended together with them.
- 1Error many times objected where none can be proved.Errour many times obiected where none can be proued.
And if the Bishops haply will object again and say: that the word of God ought not so to be handled of the vulgar people: they answered the same not to stand with equity and reason. For albeit it did belong to the Bishops office, to provide that the sheep should not go astray, and most convenient it were, that by them they should be reduced into the way again: