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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 purpose of D. Watsons Sermon against Martin Bucer.
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¶The purpose of D. Watsons Sermon against Martin Bucer.
IN the mean time that they were a roasting in the fire, Watson went into the Pulpit in S. Mary Church,1 and there before his audience railed upon their doctrine, as wicked and erroneous, saying: that it was the ground of all mischief that had happened of a long time in the common weal. For behold (said he) as well the prosperity as the adversity of these years that have ensued, and ye shall find that all things have chanced unluckily to them that have followed this new found faith:2 as contrary all things have happened fortunately to them that have eschewed it. What robbing and polling (quoth he) have we seen in this Realm, as long as Religion was defaced with sects, the common treasure (gathered for the maintenance of the whole public weal) and the goods of the Realm shamefully spent in waste for the maintenance of a few folks lusts, all good order broken, all discipline cast aside, holidays appointed to the solemnising of ceremonies neglected: and that more is, the places themselves beaten down, flesh and other kind of prohibited sustenance eaten every where upon days forbidden, without remorse of conscience, the priests had in derision, the mass railed upon, no honour done to the Sacraments of the church: all estates and degrees given to such a licentious liberty without check, that all things may seem to draw to their utter ruin and decay.
IN the meane tyme that they were a rostyng in the fire, Watson went into the Pulpit in S. Mary Church,