A67926:839
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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Henry Voes and John Esch, Friars Augustines.
Henry Voes and Iohn Esch, Friers Augustines.
IN the year of our Lord. 1523. two young men were burnt at Brussels, the one named Henry Voes,1 being of the age of 24. years, and the other John Esch, which before had been of the order of the Augustine Friars. They were degraded the first day of Julie, and spoiled of their friars weed, at the suite of Egmondanus the Popes Inquisitor, and the divines of Louvain,2 for that they would not retract and deny their doctrine of the Gospel, which the Papists call Lutheranism. Their examiners were Hochestratus and other, who demanded of them, what they did believe? They said, the books of the old Testament, and the new, wherein were contained the Articles of the Creed. Then were they asked whether they believed the decrees of the Councils and of the Fathers? They said, such as were agreeing to the Scripture,3 they believed. After this they proceeded further, asking whether they thought it any deadly sin, to transgress the decrees of the fathers, and of the bishop of Rome? That (said they) is to be attributed only to the precepts of God, to bind the conscience of man, or to loose it. Wherein when they constantly persisted, and would not turn, they were condemned and judged to be burned. Then they began to give thanks to God their heavenly father, which had delivered them through his great goodness, from the false and abominable priesthood, & had made of them priests of his holy order, receiving them unto him as a sacrifice of sweet odour. Then there was a bill written, which was delivered unto them to read openly before the people, to declare what faith and doctrine they held.