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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 touching the Council of Augsburg,1 which followed the next year after the assemble of Spires, An. 1530. how the Princes and Protestants of Germany, in the same Council exhibited their confession, and what labour was sought to confute it, and how constantly Duke Frederick persisted in defence of his conscience against the threatening words, and replications of the Emperor: also in what danger the said princes had ben in, had not the Landgrave privily by night slipped out of the city, pertaineth not to this place presently to discourse.
As touching the Councell of Auspurge,1 which followed the next yeare after the assemble of Spires, An. 1530. howe the Princes and Protestantes of Germanie, in the same Councell exhibited their confession, and what labour was sought to confute it, and how constantly Duke Fridericke persisted in defence of his conscience against the threatning woordes, and replications of the Emperour: also in what danger the said princes had ben in, had not the Lantgraue priuily by night slipt out of the citie, parteineth not to thys place presently to discourse.
- 1The Cou••cell of A•••purge. The confession of […] Protesta•• at Auspu•••The Cou••cell of A•••purge. The confessiō of 〈…〉 Protesta•• at Auspu•••
To return therefore unto Zuinglius and the Helvetians, of whom we have here presently to entreat, you heard before how the tumult and commotion between the two Cities of Zuricke and Berne, and the other v. Cities of the Cantons, was pacified by the means of intercession, which peace so continued the space of two years. After that the old wound waxing raw again, began to burst out, & gather to an head: which was by reason of certain injuries, and opprobrious words and contumelies, which the reformed cities had received of the other: wherefore the Tigurines and the Bernates stopping all passages and straits, would permit no corn nor victual to pass unto them. This was in the year of our Lord. 1531,