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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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Book 7 › *Wolfgangus Schuch a Germane, in Lotharing, martyr.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
*Wolfgangus Schuch a Germane, in Lotharing, martyr.
1Wofgangus Schuchus coming to a certain town in Lotharing, bearing the name of s. Hippolytus, & being received in the said town to be their Pastor, laboured by all means how to extirp out of the harts of the people Idolatry and Superstition. Which through the grace of Christ working with him, he in short time had brought prosperously to pass, according to his desire: In so much that the observation of Lent, Images, and all Idols, with the abomination also of the Mass, in the same town was utterly abolished: So reformable God made the hearts of the people there, & such affection had they to their minister. It was not long but the rumour thereof came to the hearing of Duke Antony, prince of Loraine (under whose dominion they were) through the swift report of the adversaries,2 falsely belying these Hippolitans to the duke, as though they in relinquishing the doctrine and faction of the Pope, went about to reject and shake of all authority & power of princes, & all superior governors. By the means of which sinister report, they incensed the Prince to such displeasure and indignation,3 that he threatened to subvert and utterly to destroy the Town with sword and fire. Wolfgangus having word of this, wrote unto the Duke his Epistle, in most humble & obedient wise, in defence both of his ministry, of his doctrine which he taught, & of the whole cause of the Gospel.
1WOfgangus Schuchus comming to a certayne towne in Lotharing, bearing the name of s. Hippolitus, & being receiued in the said towne to be theyr Pastor, labored by all meanes how to extirp out of the harts of the people Idolatry and Superstition. Whiche through the grace of Christ working with him, he in short time had brought prosperously to passe, according to his desire: In so muche that the obseruation of Lent, Images, and all Idols, with the abhominatiō also of the Masse, in the same towne was vtterly abolished: So reformable God made the hartes of the people there, & such affection had they to theyr minister. It was not long but the rumour thereof came to the hearing of Duke Antony, prince of Loraine (vnder whose dominion they were) through the swift report of the aduersaries,