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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 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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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.
Quare seponite justitiam, & sequimini naturam, as your naturals and diabolicales would have you to do, that is, even as just as Germans lips, which came not together by nine mile, Ut Vulgo dicunt &c.
Quare seponite iustitiam, & sequimini naturam, as your naturals and diabolicales woulde haue you to doe, that is, euen as iust as Germaines lippes, which came not together by nine mile, Vt Vulgo dicunt &c.
Item Sir, finally and last of all you added these words following? Well (quod you) let master Latimer take heed how he meddleth with my brother, for he is like to find as crabbed and as froward a piece of him, as ever he found in his life. &c. Ah sir? and is your brother such a one as you speak of in deed? merciful GOD, what a commendation is this for one brother to give an other? Est ne eiusmodi gloriatio tua mi amice? And were it not possible, trow you to make him better? It is written: Vexatio dat intellectum. And againe, Bonum mihi Domine quòd humiliasti me. At least way I may pray to God for him as David did for such like, ad hunc modum: Chamo & freno maxillas eorum constringe qui non approximant at te. In the mean season I would I had never known neither of you both: for so should I have been without this inward sorrow of my heart, to see such untowardness of you both to godliness: for I can not be but heavy hearted, to see such men so wickedly minded. Well, let us ponder a little better your words, where you say, I shall find him as crabbed and as froward a piece &c. Mark well your own words. For by the tenor of the same it plainly appeareth, that you confess your brothers cause wherein he so stiffly standeth, to be unjust and very nought. For he that standeth so stiffly in a good quarrel and a just cause, as many good men have done, is called a fast man, a constant a trusty man. But he that is so obstable and untractable in wickedness and wrong doing, is commonly called a crabbed and froward piece, as you name your brother to be.
Item Sir, finally and last of all you added these wordes following? Well (quod you) let maister Latimer take heede howe hee medleth with my brother, for he is like to finde as crabbed and as froward a peece of him, as euer he found in his life. &c. Ah sir? and is your brother such a one as you speake of in deede? mercyfull GOD, what a commendation is this for one brother to geue an other? Est ne eiusmodi gloriatio tua mi amice? And were it not possible, trowe you to make hym better? It is written: Vexatio dat intellectum. And againe, Bonum mihi Domine quòd humiliasti me. At least waye I may pray to God for hym as Dauid did for such like, ad hunc modum: Chamo & freno maxillas eorum constringe qui non approximant at te. In the mean season I would I had neuer knowne neither of you both: for so shoulde I haue bene without this inward sorrow of my heart, to see suche vntowardnes of you both to godlinesse: for I can not be but heauy harted, to see such men so wickedly minded. Well, let vs ponder a little better your woordes, where you saye, I shall finde him as crabbed and as frowarde a peece &c. Marke well your owne wordes. For by the tenour of the same it plainly appeareth, that you confesse your brothers cause wherein he so stiffely standeth, to be vniust and verye nought. For hee that standeth so stiffly in a good quarrell and a iuste cause, as manye good men haue done, is called a fast man, a constaunt a trustye man. But he that is so obstable and vntractable in wickednesse and wronge doing, is commonly called a crabbed and froward peece, as you name your brother to be.