A67927:1129
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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And I would fain learn of your friends, whether that S. Hieromes writing were of God, which caused dissension in a christian Congregation, as it appeareth by his own words in the prologue before the Canonical Epistles, which be these: Et tu virgo Christi Eustochium, dum à me impensius Scripturae viritatē inquiris,1 meam quodam modo senectutem inuidorum dentibus vel morsibus corrodendam apponis, qui me falsarium corruptoremque Scripturarum pronunciant: sed ego in tali opere nec illorum inuidentiam pertimesco, nec Scripturae veritatem poscentibus denegabo. I pray you what were they that called S Hierom falsarium and corrupter of Scripture, and for envy would have bitten him with their teeth? unchristen, or christen? what had the unchristen to do with christen doctrine? They were worshipful fathers of a Christian Congregation, men of much more hotter stomachs then right judgemen•e, of a greater authority then good charity: but Saint Hierome would not cease to do good for the evil, speaking of them that were nought, giving in that an ensample to us of the same: and if this dissension were in Saint Hieromes time, what may be in our time? de malo in peius scilicet.
And I woulde fayne learne of your frendes, whether that S. Hieromes writing were of God, which caused dissension in a christian Congregation, as it appeareth by his owne wordes in the prologue before the Canonical Epistles, which be these: Et tu virgo Christi Eustochium, dum à me impensius Scripturae viritatē inquiris,1 meam quodam modo senectutem inuidorum dentibus vel morsibus corrodendam apponis, qui me falsarium corruptoremque Scripturarum pronunciant: sed ego in tali opere nec illorum inuidentiam pertimesco, nec Scripturae veritatem poscentibus denegabo. I pray you what were they that called S Hierom falsarium and corrupter of Scripture, and for enuye would haue bitten him with theyr teeth? vnchristen, or christen? what had the vnchristen to doe with christen doctrine? They were worshipfull fathers of a Christian Congregation, men of much more hotter stomackes then right iudgemen•e, of a greater authoritye then good charity: but Saynt Hierome would not cease to do good for the euill, speaking of them that were nought, geuing in that an ensample to vs of the same: and if this dissension were in Saynt Hieromes time, what may be in our time? de malo in peius scilicet.