A67927:1336
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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Broke. Well, you were best, M. Ridley, not to do so, but to become one of the Church with us. For you know this well enough, that whosoever is out of the Catholic church, can not be saved: therefore I say once again, that whiles you have time and mercy offered you, receive it, and confess with us the Popes holiness to be be the chief head of the same Church.1
Brok. Well, you were best, M. Ridley, not to do so, but to become one of the Church with vs. For you know this well enough, that whosoeuer is out of the Catholike church, can not be saued: therefore I say once agayne, that whiles you haue time and mercy offered you, receiue it, and confesse with vs the Popes holynes to be be the chiefe head of the same Church.1
- 1With that their caps went of, but D. Ridley held on his cap.
Rid. I marvel that you will trouble me with any such vain and foolish talk. You know my mind concerning the usurped authority of the Romish Antichrist. As I confessed openly in the Schools, so do I now, that both by my behaviour and talk I do no obedience at all unto the Bishop of Rome, nor to his usurped authority, and that for divers good and godly considerations. And here Doct. Ridley would have reasoned with the said Brooks Bishop of Gloucester,1 of the Bishop of Romes authorities, but could not be suffered, and yet he spake so earnestly against the Pope therein, that the Bishop told him, if he would not hold his peace, he should be compelled against his will. And seeing saith he, that you will not receive the Queens mercy now offered unto you, but stubbornly refuse the same, we must, against our wills, proceed according to our Commission to disgrading, taking from you the dignity of Priesthood. For we take you for no Bishop, and therefore we will the sooner have done with you: so, committing you to the secular power, you know what doth follow.