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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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Of late in every congregation throughout all England was made prayer and petition unto God, to be delivered from the tyranny of the Bishop of Rome, and all his detestable enormities: from all false doctrine and heresy: & now alas, Satan hath persuaded England by his falsehood & craft, to revoke her old godly prayer, to recant the same & provoke the fearful wrath, and indignation of God upon her own pate.
Of late in euery congregation throughout all Englād was made prayer and petition vnto God, to be deliuered from the tyranny of the Bishop of Rome, and all his detestable enormities: from al false doctrine and heresy: & now alas, Sathan hath perswaded England by his falshoode & craft, to reuoke her olde godly prayer, to recant the same & prouoke the fearefull wrath, and indignation of God vpon her owne pate.
Of late by strait laws and ordinances, with the consent of the nobles and commonalty,1 and full agreement, & counsel of the prelates and clergy, was banished hence the beast of Babylon, with laws (I say) and with oaths & all means that then could be devised for so godly a purpose: but now (alas) all these laws are trodden under foot: the Nobles, the Commonalty, the Prelates and Clergy are quite changed, and all those oaths, though they were made in judgement, justice & truth, and the matter never so good, doth no more hold then a bond of Rushes, or of a Barley straw, nor public perjury no more feareth them, then a shadow upon the wall.
Of late by strayt lawes and ordinances, with the consent of the nobles and commonalty,1 and full agreement, & counsel of the prelates and clergy, was banished hence the beast of Babilon, with lawes (I say) and with othes & all meanes that then could be deuised for so godly a purpose: but now (alas) all these lawes are troden vnder foote: the Nobles, the Commonalty, the Prelates and Cleargy are quite chaūged, and all those othes, though they were made in iudgement, iustice & truth, and the matter neuer so good, doth no more hold then a bond of Rushes, or of a Barley straw, nor publicke periurye no more feareth them, then a shadow vpon the wall.