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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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Three days long lasted the Inquisition there. This was now the 3. day of their coming, & it was thought that the case of Bucer and Phagius was delayed longer then needed.1 For they looked to have had much altercation and business about the matter. Now, forasmuch as the present state of the case required good deliberation and advisement, the Uicechauncelor and the masters of the colleges assembled at the common schools, where every man gave his verdict what he thought meet to be done in this matter of Bucer. After much debating, they agreed altogether in this determination: that forasmuch as Martin Bucer whiles he lived, had not only sowed pernicious & erroneous doctrine among •hem, but also had him self been a sectary and famous heretic, erring from the Catholic church, and giving others occasion to fall from the same likewise: a supplication should be made to the lord Commissioners, in the name of the whole university, that his dead carcass might forthwith be digged up (for so it was needful to be done) to the intent that Inquisition might be made as touching his doctrine,2 the which being brought in examination, if it were not found to be good and wholesome, the law might proceed against him: for it was against the rule of the holy Canons,3 that his body should be buried in christen burial. Yea, and besides that it was to the open derogation of Gods honour, and the violating of his holy laws, with the great peril of many mens souls, and the offence of the faithful, especially in so difficult and contagions a time as that was.4 Wherefore it was not to be suffered, that they, which utterly dissented from all other men in the trade of their living, laws, and customs, should have any part with them in honour of burial. And therefore the glory of God first and before all things ought to be defended, the infamy (which through this thing riseth on them) with all speed put away, no room at all left unto those persons to rest in, who even in the same places where they lay, were injurious & noisome to the very elements, but the place ought to be purged, and all things so ordered as might be to the satisfying of the consciences of the weak. In executing whereof, so notable an example ought to be given to all men, that no man hereafter should be so bold to attempt the like.