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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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Seventhly and lastly,1 when M.H. hath inveighed all that ever he can against this poor Perotine, yet is all the same but a by matter from this principal purpose pretended, supposing thereby through his depraving of her, to justify and excuse the Pope holy Clergy, which wrought her death. Which will not be. For what soever her life was besides, yet for so much as the cause of her death & condemnation, was neither for their, whoredom, nor murder but only and merely for Religion, which deserved no death: I therefore having in my story no further to deal as I said before, so do I say again, that the cause of her condemning was wrongfully, her death was cruel, the sight of the babe was rueful, the proceeding of the Judges was unlawful, the whole story is pitiful, and of all this the priests and Clergy were the authors principal. All which being considered, and well expended, M.H. I trust may stand sufficiently contented. Or if he think murder to be a thing, which ought not (as it ought not in deed) lightly to be passed over, let him then find out murder where it is, and tell us truly without affection of partiality, where the true murder lieth: whether in the poor woman, which together with her child was murdered, or in them which without all law and conscience, brought them both to death?
Seuenthly and lastly,1 when M.H. hath inueyed al that euer he can agaynst this poore Perotine, yet is all the same but a by matter from this principall purpose pretented, supposing thereby through his deprauing of her, to iustifie and excuse the Pope holye Clergy, which wrought her death. Which will not bee. For what soeuer her lyfe was besides, yet for so much as ye cause of her death & condemnation, was neither for their, whoredome, nor murder but onely and merely for Religion, whiche deserued no death: I therefore hauing in my story no further to deale as I sayd before, so doe I say agayne, that the cause of her condemning was wrongfully, her deathe was cruell, the sight of the babe was ruefull, the proceding of the Iudges was vnlawfull, the whole story is pittifull, and of al thys the priestes and Clergye were the authors principall. All which being considered, and well expended, M.H. I trust may stand sufficiently contented. Or if hee thinke murder to be a thing, whiche ought not (as it ought not in deede) lightly to bee passed ouer, let him then finde out murder where it is, and tell vs truely without affection of partialitie, where the true murder lyeth: whether in the poore woman, whiche together with her childe was murdered, or in them which without all law and conscience, brought them both to death?