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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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Smith. No, my Lord, nor yet good Bishop.1 For a Bishop saith S. Paul, should be faultless, and a dedicate vessel unto god, and are ye not ashamed to sit in judgement, & be a blasphemer, condemning Innocents?
Smith. No, my Lord, nor yet good Bishop.1 For a Bishop sayth S. Paule, should be faultles, and a dedicate vessell vnto god, and are ye not ashamed to sit in iudgement, & be a blasphemer, condemning Innocents?
- 1Boner no Saint.
Boner. Well, M. Controller, ye art faultless.
Boner. Well, M. Controller, ye art faultles.
Smith. My Lord Major, I require you in Gods name,1 that I may have Justice. We be here to day a great many of Innocents, that are wrongfully accused of heresy. And I require you, if you will not seem to be partial, let me have no more favour at your hands, then the Apostle had at the hands of Festus and Agrippa, which being Heathen and Infidels, gave him leave not only to speak for himself, but also heard the probation of his cause. This require I at your hands, which being a Christian Judge, I hope will not deny me that right, which the Heathen have suffered: if ye do, then shall all this audience, yea, & the Heathen speak shame of your fact. For a City (saith our saviour) that is builded on a hill, can not be hid: if they therefore have the truth, let it come to light. For all that well do, come to the light, and they that do evil hate the light. Then my Lord Major hanging down his head, said nothing, but the Bishop told me, I should preach at a Stake, and so the Sheriff cried, with the Bishop,