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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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Thirdly, for so much as M. Harding is here in hand with infantacide: and with casting away young children's lives, I would wish, that as he hath sifted the doings of this woman to the uttermost,1 who was rather murdered then a murderer: so he would with an indifferent eye look on the other side a little upon them of his own ⟨p. 1949⟩Clergy, and see what he could find there amongest those wilful contemners of immaculate marriage. Not that I do accuse any of incontinence, whose lives I know not but there is one above, that well knoweth and seeth all things, be they never so secret to man, and most certainly will pay home at length with fire and brimstone when he seeth his time.
Thirdly, for so much as M. Harding is here in hande with infantacide: and with casting away young childrens liues, I woulde wishe, that as he hath sisted the doynges of this woman to the vttermost,1 who was rather murdered then a murderer: so hee would with an indifferent eye looke on the other side a little vppon them of hys owne ⟨p. 1949⟩Clergy, and see what he could finde there amongest those wilfull contemners of immaculate mariage. Not that I do accuse any of incontinencie, whose liues I knowe not but there is one aboue, that well knoweth and seeth all thinges, be they neuer so secret to man, and most certainly will pay home at length wyth fire and brimstone when hee seeth his time.
- 1Murder in the spiritual clergy noted·Murder in the spirituall clergy noted·
I say no more, and not so much as I might, following herein the Painters, which when their colours will not serve to express a thing that they mean,