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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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This book being thus compiled and written, he sent it unto the senate of Zuricke, about the beginning of June, willing and exhorting them by no manner of means,1 to suffer their images, or the mass to be abrogated, and shortly after, he published the said book in Print, & sent it to the Priests and Canons of the Minster of Zuricke, requiring them to follow the custom of the Church received, and not to suffer themselves otherwise to be persuaded by any man.
This booke being thus compiled and wrytten, hee sent it vnto the senate of Zuricke, about the beginning of Iune, willing and exhorting them by no manner of meanes,1 to suffer their images, or the masse to be abrogated, and shortly after, he published the said booke in Print, & sent it to the Priests and Canons of the Minster of Zuricke, requiring them to folow the custome of the Church receaued, and not to suffer themselues otherwise to be persuaded by any mā.
- 1The book of the Bishop of Constance written to the Senate of Zuricke in defence of the Mass and Images. The answer of the Tigurines, to the Bishops book.The booke of the Byshop of Constance written to the Senate of Zuricke in defence of the Masse and Images. The aunwere of the Tigurines, to the Byshops booke.
The Senate again answering to the Bishops book, about the middle of August did write unto him: first declaring that they had read over & over again his book, with all diligence: The which book for so much as the Bishop had divulged abroad in print, they were thereof right glad because the whole world thereby might judge between them the better. After this they explained unto him the judgement and doctrine of their ministers and preachers: and finally by the authority & testimonies of the Scripture convinced his opinion, and proved the doctrine of his book to be false. But before they sent their answer to him, about the 13. day of June, they commanded all the images as well within the City, as through their dominion, to be taken down and burned quietly and without any tumult.