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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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At the City of Constance certain things began to be altered a little before. Where also, among other things,1 laws were made against fornication and adultery, and all suspect or unhonest company, whereat the canons, (as they are called) of the Church, taking great grief and displeasure, departed the City. In the said City was then teacher Ambrosius Blaurerus, a learned man, and borne of a noble stock, who had been a Monk a little before, professed in the monastery of Alperspacke, in the Duchy of Wittenberg, belonging to the dominion of Ferdinandus. Which Blaurerus by reading of Luther's works, & having a good wit, had changed a little before, his Religion and also his coat, returning again home unto his friends, and when his Abbot would have had him again, & wrote earnestly to the Senate of Constance for him: he declared the whole case of the matter in writing, propounding with all, certain conditions, whereupon he was content (as he said) to return. But the conditions were such that the Abbot was rather willing and contented, that he should remain still at Constance, and so he did.
At the Citie of Constance certaine things began to be altered a little before. Where also, among other things,1 lawes were made against fornication and adultery, and all suspect or vnhonest company, wherat the canons, (as they are called) of the Church, taking great griefe and displeasure, departed the Citie. In the sayde Citie was then teacher Ambrosius Blaurerus, a learned man, and borne of a noble stocke, who had bene a Monke a litle before, professed in the monastery of Alperspacke, in the Duchie of Wittenberge, belonging to the dominion of Ferdinandus. Which Blaurerus by reading of Luthers workes, & hauing a good wit, had chaunged a little before, his Religion and also his coat, returning againe home vnto his frends, and when his Abbot would haue had him againe, & wrote earnestly to the Senate of Constance for him: he declared the whole case of the matter in wryting, propounding wt all, certaine conditions, wherupon he was content (as he sayde) to returne. But the conditions were suche that the Abbot was rather willing and contented, that hee shoulde remaine still at Constance, and so he did.
- 1The Popes clergy cannot abide to be restrained from fornication and adultery. Ambrose Blaurerus preacher at Constance.