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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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Item, that the doctrine of them which hold the Lords Supper otherwise then the Church doth teach, should not be received, nor the mass should be altered: and there where as the doctrine of religion was altered, should be no impediment to the contrary, but that they which were disposed to come to Mass, might safely therein use their devotion: against Anabaptists likewise: and that all ministers of the Church should be enjoined to use no other interpretation of holy Scripture, but according to the exposition of the Church doctors: other matters that were disputable, not to be touched. Moreover, that all persons and states should keep peace, so that for Religion neither the one part should infer molestation to the other, nor receive any confederates under their protection and safeguard: All which decrees, they which should transgress, to be outlawed and exiled.
Item, that the doctrine of them which hold the Lordes Supper otherwise then the Church doth teach, should not be receiued, nor the masse shuld be altered: and there where as the doctrine of religion was altered, shuld be no impediment to the contrary, but that they which were disposed to come to Masse, might safely therein vse their deuotion: against Anabaptists likewise: and that all ministers of the Church should be enioyned to vse no other interpretation of holy Scripture, but accordyng to the exposition of the Church doctors: other matters that were disputable, not to be touched. Moreouer, that all persons and states shuld keepe peace, so that for Religion neither the one part shuld inferre molestation to the other, nor receiue anye confederates vnder theyr protection and safegarde: All whych decrees, they which shoulde transgresse, to be outlawed and exiled.
Unto this sitting at Spires first the Ambassadors of Strasburg, were not admitted, but repelled by Ferdinandus, because they had rejected the mass: and therefore the said city of Strasburg denied to pay any contribution against the Turk, except they with other Germans, might be likewise admitted into their counsels. The other princes which were received and not repelled,1 as the duke of Saxony, George of Brandenburg, Ernestus, & Franciscus Earls of Luneburgh, Landgrave, Anhaldius, did utterly gainstand the decree, & showed their cause in a large protestation written, why they so did: which done, all such cities which subscribed and consented to the said protestation of the princes, eftsoons conjoined them selves in a common league with them, whereupon they had their name, called thereof Protestants. The names of the Cities were these.