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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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went forward to disgrade him from his first shaving, & taking away his Surplice, said unto him, by the authority of God almighty, the father, the son, & the holy ghost, & by our authority, we take from thee all Clerkly habit,1 and despoil thee of all ornament of religion: Also we depose and disgrade thee of all order, benefit, & privilege of the Clergy, & as one unworthy of that profession, we commit thee to the servitude & ignominy of the secular estate.2 Then the Bishop took the sheers, and began to clip his head, saying in this manner, we cast thee out as an unthankful child of the Lords heritage, whereunto thou wast called, and take away from thy head, the crown, which is the royal sign of Priesthood, through thine own wickedness and ⟨p. 880⟩malice. The Bishop also added these words, that which thou hast song with thy mouth, thou hast not believed with thy hart, nor accomplished in work, wherefore we take from thee the office of singing in the Church of God.
went forward to disgrade him from his first shauing, & takyng away his Surplice, sayd vnto him, by ye authoritie of God almighty, the father, the sonne, & the holy ghost, & by our authoritie, we take from thee all Clerkely habite,1 and dispoyle thee of all ornament of religion: Also we depose and disgrade thee of all order, benefite, & priuilege of the Clergy, & as one vnworthy of that profession, we commit thee to the seruitude & ignominie of the secular estate.2 Thē the Byshop tooke the sheeres, and began to clyp his head, saying in this maner, we cast thee out as an vnthākfull child of the Lordes heritage, whereunto thou wast called, and take away from thy head, the crowne, which is the royall signe of Priesthood, through thine owne wickednesse and ⟨p. 880⟩malice. The Bishop also added these wordes, that whiche thou hast song with thy mouth, thou hast not beleeued with thy hart, nor accomplished in worke, wherefore we take from thee the office of singing in the Churche of God.