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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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As the time proceeded, and dissension about religion increased, it followed the next year after,1 An. 1527. in the month of December, that the Senate & people of Berne, (whose power amongst all the Switzers chiefly excelleth) considering how neither they could have the Acts of the disputation of Baden communicated unto them, and that the variance about religion still more & more increased:2 assigned an other disputation within their own City, and sending forth writings thereof, called unto the same, all the bishops bordering near about them, as the Bishops of Constance, Basil, Sedune, Lausanna warning them both to come themselves, and to bring their divines with them, or else to lose all such possessions, which they had lying within the bounds of their precinct. After this, they appointed out certain Ecclesiastical persons of their jurisdiction, to dispute, prescribing and determining the whole disputation to be decided only by the authority of the old and new Testament.3 To all that would come thither they granted safe conduct. Also they appointed that all things there should be done modestly, without injury and brawling words, and that every one should have leave to speak his mind freely, and with such deliberation, that every mans saying might be received by the notary & penned, with this proviso made before, that what soever there should be agreed upon, the same should be ratified, and observed through all their dominions: and to the intent men might come thither better prepared before, they propounded in public writing 10. conclusions, in the said disputation to be defended of their ministers, by the scriptures, which ministers, were Franciscus Colbus, and Bertholdus Hallerus. The themes or conclusions were these.
As the time proceded, and dissention about religion encreased, it folowed the next yere after,1 An. 1527. in the mōth of December, that the Senate & people of Berne, (whose power amongst al the Suitzers chieflye excelleth) considering how neither they could haue the Actes of the disputation of Baden communicated vnto them, and that the variance about religion still more & more encreased: