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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 cause which moved Zuinglius to go out with his citizens to the war, as is sufficiently declared and excused both by John Sleidan,1 and especially by Oecolampadius, in his Epistle (ad Mart. Frechtum, and Somium. Epist. Lib. 4. where first is to be understand, that it is an old received manner among the Zuricke men,2 that when they go forth in warfare, the chief minister of their church goeth with them. Zuinglius also of him self being a man (saith Sledanus) of a stout and bold courage, considering if he should remain at home when war should be attempted against his citizens, and if he which in his sermons did so encourage other, should now faint so cowardly, and tarry behind at home, when time of danger came, what shame and disdain might worthily rise to him thereby, thought not to refuse to take such part as his brethren did.
As touching the cause which moued Zuinglius to goe out with his citizens to the warre, as is sufficiently declared and excused both by Iohn Sleidan,1 and especially by Oecolampadius, in his Epistle (ad Mart. Frechtum, and Somium. Epist. Lib. 4. where first is to be vnderstande, that it is an old receiued maner among the Zuricke men,2 that when they go foorth in warfare, the chief minister of theyr church goeth with them. Zuinglius also of him selfe beyng a man (saith Sledanus) of a stoute and bolde courage, considering if he should remaine at home when warre should be attēpted against his citizens, and if he which in his sermons did so encourage other, should now faint so cowardly, and tarye behinde at home, when time of daunger came, what shame and disdaine might worthily rise to hym thereby, thoughte not to refuse to take suche parte as his brethren did.
- 1Ex Joan. Sled. lib. 8.Ex Ioan. Sled. lib. 8.
- 2Ex epist. Joan. Oecolampadij. Lib. 4.