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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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The Senate again desired him,1 as they had done oftentimes before, that such things, which appertained to the true honour and worship of God, might be set forward, and all other things which tended to the contrary, might be removed and taken away: for that properly belonged to his office to see to. But the Bishop still driving them off with delays, pretended to call an assemble for the same, appointing also day and place for the hearing & discussing of those controversies: where, in deed, nothing was performed at all:2 but with his letters he did often solicit them to surcease their enterprise, sometimes by way of entreating, sometimes with menacing words terrifying them: and at last, seeing he could nothing by that way prevail, he turned his suit to the assemble of the Empire, which was then at Spires collected, entreating them to set in a foot, and to help what they could, with their authority.3
The Senate againe desired him,1 as they had done oftentimes before, that such things, which appertained to the true honor and worship of God, might be set forward, and all other things which tended to the cōtrary, might be remoued and taken away: for that properly belonged to hys office to see to. But the Bishop still driuing them off with delaies, pretended to call an assemble for the same, appoynting also day and place for the hearing & discussing of those controuersies: where, in deede, nothing was performed at all:2 but with his letters he did often sollicitate them to surcease their enterprise, sometimes by waye of entreating, sometimes with manacing words terrifying them: and at last, seeing he could nothing by that way preuaile, he turned his sute to the assemble of the Empire, which was thē at Spires collected, entreating them to set in a foote, and to helpe what they could, with their authoritie.3
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