A67927:1177
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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Item Sir, you said yet further, that the Justices of peace in the country think you very unnatural, in taking part with me before your brother. &c. Ah Master N. what a sentence is this to come out of your mouth? For partaking is one thing? and ministering of justice is an other thing: and a worthy minister of justice will be no Partaker, but one indifferent between party and party. And did I require you to take my part, I pray you? No, I required you to minister justice between your brother and mine neighbour without any partaking with either other. But what manner of Justices be they I pray you, which would so fain have you to take part naturally with your Brother, when you ought and should reform and amend your brother? as you your self know, no man better. What? Justices? no Jugglers you might more worthily call such as they be, then Justices. Be they those Justices which call you unnatural,1 for that you will not take your brothers part against all right & conscience, whom you had picked out & appointed to have the final hearing and determining of my neighbours cause after your substantial and fine award making? Verily I think no less. Forsooth he is much beholding to you, & I also for his sake. Is that the wholesome counsel that you have to give your poor neighbours in their need? In deed you show your self a worthy Juggler: Oh, I would have said a Justicer, among other of your juggling and partaking Justices. Deum bonum, what is this world?2 Mary Sir my neighbour had spun a fair thread, if your partaking Justices through your good counsel had had his matter in ordering and finishing. I pray God save me and all my friends, with all Gods flock, from the whole fellowship of your so natural and partaking Justices. Amen.
Item Syr, you sayd yet further, that the Iustices of peace in the countrey thinke you verye vnnaturall, in taking part with me before your brother. &c. Ah Mayster N. what a sentence is this to come out of your mouth? For partaking is one thing? and ministring of iustice is an other thing: and a worthy minister of iustice will bee no Partaker, but one indifferent betweene party and partye. And did I require you to take my parte, I praye you? No, I required you to minister iustice betweene your brother and mine neighbour without anye partaking with either other. But what maner of Iustices bee they I praye you, whiche would so fayne haue you to take parte naturally with your Brother, when you ought and shoulde reforme and amende your brother? as you your selfe know, no man better. What? Iustices? no Iuggelers you might more worthely call such as they be, then Iustices. Be they those Iustices whiche call you vnnaturall,