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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 › *Petrus Flistedius, and Adolphus Clarebachus put to death at Colen.
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*Petrus Flistedius, and Adolphus Clarebachus put to death at Colen.
IN the number of these Germane Martyrs,1 are also to be comprehended Peter Flisteden and Adolph Clarebach, two men of singular learning, & having ripe knowledge of Gods holy word. Which two, in the year of our Lord. 1529. for that they did dissent from the papists in divers points, & specially touching the supper of the Lord, and other the popes traditions & ceremonies, after they had endured imprisonment a year and a half, by the commandment of the Archb. and Senate, were put to death and burned in Colen, not without the great grief & lamentation of many good Christians,2 all the fault being put upon certain Divines, which at that time preached that the punishment & death of certain wicked persons, should pacify the wrath of God, which then plagued Germany grievously with a new and strange kind of disease: For at that season, the sweating sickness did mortally rage and reign throughout all Germany. Ex Commenta. Joan. Sled Lib. 6.
IN the number of these Germane Martyrs,1 are also to be comprehended Peter Flisteden and Adolphe Clarebach, two mē of singuler learning, & hauing rype knowledge of Gods holy word. Which two, in the yere of our Lord. 1529. for that they did dissent frō the papistes in diuers poyntes, & specially touching the supper of the Lord, and other the popes traditions & ceremonies, after they had endured imprisonment a yeare and a halfe, by the commaundement of the Archb. and Senate, were put to death and burned in Colen, not without the great griefe & lamentatiō of many good Christians,