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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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Wherefore as they did before, so now they desire again, that if they think this their doctrine to be repugnant to the holy Scripture,1 they will gently show and teach them their error, and that before the end of the month of May next ensuing: for so long they will abide waiting for an answer, as well from them, as from the Bishop of Constance, and also from the University of Basil. And thus much containeth the answer of the Tigurines, unto the letter of their other colleagues of Helvetia.
Wherefore as they did before, so now they desire againe, that if they thinke this their doctrine to be repugnant to the holy Scripture,1 they will gently shew and teach them their errour, and that before the end of the moneth of May next ensuing: for so long they will abide wayting for an aunswere, as wel from them, as from the Bishop of Constance, and also from the Uniuersitie of Basill. And thus much conteineth the aunswere of the Tigurines, vnto the letter of their other colleagues of Heluetia.
- 1The Tygurines will be judged by the scriptures.The Tygurines will be iudged by the scriptures.
In the mean time, as this passed on, and the month of May above mentioned was now come,1 the Bishop of Constance, with the advise of his Council about him, did answer the Tigurines as he was requested of them to do, in a certain book, first written, and afterward printed: wherein he declareth what Images and pictures those were, which the profane Jews and Gentiles in the old time did adore, and what Images be these which the Church hath from time to time received and admitted, and what difference there is between those Idols of the Jews & Gentiles, and these Images of the Christians.