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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 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.
- 1The lamentable change of religion in the Church. Jeremiah. 4.The lamentable chāge of religion in the Church. Ieremy. 4.
Of late it was agreed in England of all hands, according to Pauls doctrine,1 and Christs commandment (as Paul saith plainly) that nothing ought to be done in the Church, in the public congregation, but in that tongue which the Congregation could understand, that all might be edified thereby, whether it were Common Prayer, Administration of the Sacraments, or any other thing belonging to public Ministry of Gods holy and wholesome word: but (alas) all is turned upside down, Pauls doctrine is put apart: Christs commandment is not regarded: For nothing is heard commonly in the Church, but in a strange tongue, that the people doth nothing understand.