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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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Book 12 › ¶The effect of Doctor Pernes Sermon against M. Bucer.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Moreover, among other things he told how Bucer held opinion (which thing he should confess to him his own self) that God was the author and wellspring, 1not only of good, but also of evil: and that whatsoever was of that sort, flowed from him, as from the headspring and maker thereof. The which doctrine he upheld to be sincere: howbeit, for offending divers mens consciences, he durst not put it into mens heads.
Moreouer, among other thyngs he told how Bucer held opinion (which thyng he should confesse to hym his own selfe) that God was the author and welspring, 1not onely of good, but also of euill: and that whatsoeuer was of that sort, flowed from him, as from the headspring and maker therof. The which doctrine he vpheld to be sincere: howbeit, for offending diuers mens consciences, he durst not put it into mens heads.
- 1[…] noted D. Perne.〈…〉 noted D. Perne.
Many other things he patched together of like purport and effect,1 as of the supremacy of the Bish. of Rome, of the marriage of Priests, of divorcements, and of shameful usury also, as though he had deemed the same lawful to be used among christen people, with divers other of the like sort.
Many other thyngs hee patched together of lyke purport and effect,1 as of the supremacie of the Bish. of Rome, of the mariage of Priests, of diuorcements, and of shamefull vsurie also, as though he had deemed the same lawfull to be vsed among christen people, with diuers other of the lyke sort.