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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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But all this denieth M.H. and to aggravate the matter, inferreth, that she, not of any simple unskilfulness of the law, but only of mere wilfulness, 1for avoiding of worldly shame, concealed her own turpitude, and so became a murderer of her babe. &c. These be the words of M. H. written by him not of any sure ground, but only upon his catholic conjecture:2 for other demonstration certainly to prove this true, he bringeth none. Wherefore to answer conjecture by conjecture, thus I reply to him again, that in case she had been asked the question of the Judges and Inquisitors, whether she had been with child, and then had denied the same: or else if she, by any other colourable means, had cloaked her being with child, whereby it should not appear, this accuser might have some probable advantage against the woman. Now,3 as she was never demanded of their parts any such question, nor did ever deny any such matter: so to answer this man with as good probability, I hold, that in case they had inquired that matter of her, she would never have denied it. And therefore whereas she is accused for her not uttering of her child: why may she not, by as good reason again be defē dead for not denying the same.
But all this denyeth M.H. and to aggrauate the matter, inferreth, that shee, not of any simple vnskilfulnesse of the law, but onely of mere wilfulnesse, 1for auoyding of worldlye shame, concealed her owne turpitude, and so became a murderer of her babe. &c. These be the wordes of M. H. written by him not of any sure ground, but onely vpon his catholicke coniecture:2 for other demonstration certeinely to prooue this true, he bringeth none. Wherefore to aunswere coniecture by coniecture, thus I replye to him agayne, that in case she had bene asked the questiō of the Iudges and Inquisitours, whether shee had bene with childe, and then had denyed the same: or els if she, by any other colourable meanes, had cloaked her being with child, whereby it should not appeare, this accuser might haue some probable aduauntage agaynst the woman. Nowe,