A67927:1061
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 2] 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 2] 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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Consider M. Morris, whether provision for Purgatory hath not brought thousands to hell. Debts have not been paid: restitution of evil gotten lands & goods hath not been made: christen people (whose necessities we see, to whom whatsoever we do, Christ reputeth done to himself, to whom we are bounden under pain of damnation to do for, as we would be done for our self) are neglect and suffered to perish: last wills unfulfilled and broken: Gods ordinance set aside: and also for Purgatory, foundations have been taken for sufficient satisfaction: so we have trifled away the ordinance of God, and restitutions. Thus we have gone to hell, with Masses, Diriges, and ringing of many a bell. And who can pull Pilgrimages from Idolatry, and purge Purgatory from Robbery, but he shall be in peril to come in suspicion of Heresy with them? so that they may pill with Pilgrimage, and spoil with Purgatory. And verily the abuse of them cannot be taken away, but great lucre and vantage shall fall away from them, which had lever have profit with abuse, then lack the same with use: and that is the wasp that doth sting them,1 and maketh them to swell. And if Purgatory were purged of all that it hath gotten, by setting aside restitution, and robbing of Christ, it would be but a poor Purgatory: So poor that it should not be able to feed so fat, and trick up so many idle and slothful lubbers.
Consider M. Morice, whether prouision for Purgatorye hath not brought thousandes to hell. Debts haue not bene payd: restitution of euill gotten landes & goods hath not bene made: christen people (whose necessities we see, to whō whatsoeuer we do, Christ reputeth done to himselfe, to whom we are bounden vnder payne of damnation to doe for, as we would be done for our selfe) are neglecte and suffered to perish: last wils vnfulfilled and broken: Gods ordinaunce set aside: and also for Purgatory, foū dations haue bene taken for sufficient satisfaction: so we haue trifled away the ordinaunce of God, and restitutions. Thus we haue gone to hell, with Masses, Diriges, and ringing of manye a bell. And who can pull Pilgrimages from Idolatrye, and purge Purgatorye from Robbery, but hee shall bee in perill to come in suspition of Heresye with them? so that they may pill with Pilgrimage, and spoyle with Purgatory. And verely the abuse of them cannot be taken away, but great luker and vauntage shall fall away from them, whiche had leuer haue profite with abuse, then lacke the same with vse: and that is the waspe that doth sting them,