A67927:5171
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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AS concerning their good wills, there was no cause to mistrust. For their coming thither was not to deal any thing roughly with such as fell to the amendment: but both the Cardinal himself, and they also, were fully minded to show favour, devising how to bring all things to peace and tranquillity, desiring nothing more earnestly, then that they which have erred & gone astray, should return in the right path again. The right reverend father the Lord Cardinal (whom he wished to have been present) wished the self same thing also, desiring nothing so much as he with his own hands to sustain and hold up now ready to fall, or rather to raise up already fallen to the ground, the University his ward: for he gladly taketh upon him the name and duty of her Garden, whom it greatly grieved that the infections of the times past had spread abroad so grievous diseases, that even the University it self was touched with the contagious air thereof. For he would gladlier have come thither to visit and salute it, then to correct it, if the weighty affairs of the realm would have permitted it. But now seeing he could not so do,1 he had appointed this Commission, in the which he had assigned them to be his deputies, which (for because they knew him to set much store by the university) should extend the more favour to it, and (for because they themselves had been there brought up) would the more earnestly embrace it. The chief matter that they came for, tended to this end that such as had erred should confess their faults,2 and return into the right way again. For they were in good forwardness of healing, that acknowledged themselves to have offended. And therefore it was wisely propounded on his part that he would not altogether excuse the faults of the University, nor of other men, but confess and acknowledge the crime, as that there were many things had need to be corrected and amended.
AS concerning their good willes, there was no cause to mistrust. For theyr comming thether was not to deale any thyng roughly wyth such as fell to the amendement: but both the Cardinall hymselfe, and they also, were fully minded to shew fauour, deuising howe to bring al thyngs to peace and tranquillitie, desiring nothing more earnestly, then that they which haue erred & gone astray, shoulde retourne in the right pathe againe. The right reuerende father the Lord Cardinall (whom he wished to haue bene present) wished the self same thing also, desiring nothyng so much as he with hys owne hands to sustaine and hold vp nowe ready to fall, or rather to raise vp already fallen to the ground, the Uniuersitie hys ward: for he gladly taketh vpon him the name and duety of her Garden, whom it greatly grieued that the infections of the times past had spreade abroade so grieuous diseases, that euen the Uniuersitie it self was touched with the contagious aire therof. For he woulde gladlier haue come thither to visite and salute it, then to correcte it, if the waightye affayres of the realme would haue permitted it. But now seing he could not so do,