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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 of Strasburg in the mean time, seeing the matter did so long hang in controversy, the space now of 2. years, and the preachers daily and instantly calling upon them for a reformation, and suit also being made to them or the Citizens, assembled their great & full council to the number of 300 (as in great matters of importance they are accustomed to do) and there with themselves debated the case, declaring on the one side, if they abolished the mass what danger they should incur by the Emperor:1 On the other side, if they did not, how much they should offend god and therefore giving them respite to consult, at the next meting required them to declare their advise and sentence, in the matter. When the day came, that every man should say his mind, so it fell out, that the voices and judgements of them, which went against the Mass prevailed. Whereupon immediately a decree was made the 20. of February. Anno. 1529. that the Mass should be suspended and laid down, till the time that the adversary part could prove by good Scripture,2 the Mass to be a service available & acceptable before God.
The Senate of Strausburgh in the meane time, seing the matter did so long hang in controuersie, the space now of 2. yeares, and the preachers daily and instantly calling vpon them for a reformation, and sute also being made to them or the Citizens, assembled their great & ful councel to the number of 300 (as in great matters of importance they are accustomed to doe) and there with themselues debated the case, declaring on the one side, if they abolished ye masse what danger they should incurre by the Emperor:1 On the other side, if they did not, how much they shuld offend god and therefore geuing them respite to consulte, at the nexte meting required them to declare their aduise and sentence, in the matter. When the day came, that euery man shoulde say his mind, so it fell out, that the voices and iudgements of them, which went against the Masse preuailed. Whereupon immediatly a decree was made the 20. of Februarie. Anno. 1529. that the Masse should be suspended and layde downe, til the time that the aduersary part could prooue by good Scripture,2