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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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When this Idol should return home, he went not the straightest and nearest way as other folks are wont to go, but he fetched a compass about the most part of the town, and roamed through so many of the streets, that it was a large hour and more, ere he could find the way into his Church again. I believe the ancient Romans observed a custom not much unlike this in their process on, when they made supplications at the shrines of all their Gods. The order of which procession was this: the masters Regents went before singing with a loud voice:1 Salve festa dies. &c. Next then followed the B. of Chester, about him went Ormanet and his fellow Commissioners, with the masters of the colleges, bearing every man a long Taper light in his hand. After whom a little space of, followed other degrees of the University. Last behind came the Major and his Townsmen. Before them all went the Beadles, crying to such as they met, that they should bow themselves humbly before the host. If any refused so to do, they threatened to send him forthwith to the Tolbooth. Their God being led with this pomp, and pacified with great sacrificed Hosts of Bucer & Phagius, at length settled himself again in his accustomed room.
When this Idoll should returne home, hee wente not the straightest and nearest way as other folkes are woont to go, but he fetched a compasse about the most part of the towne, and romed through so many of the streetes, that it was a large houre and more, ere he could find the way into his Church agayne. I beleeue the auncient Romaines obserued a custome not much vnlike this in their process• on, when they made supplications at the shrines of al their Gods. The order of which procession was this: the maisters Regents went before singyng with a lowde voyce:1 Salue festa dies. &c. Next then followed the B. of Chester, about hym went Ormanet and his fellowe Commissioners, with the maisters of the colledges, bearing euery mā a long Taper light in hys hand. After whom a little space of, followed other degrees of the Uniuersitie. Last behind came the Maior and hys Townesmen. Before them all went the Bedles, crying to such as they mette, that they should bowe themselues humbly before the hoste. If any refused so to doe, they threatned to send hym forthwith to the Tolboth. Their God beyng ledde with this pompe, and pacified with great sacrificed Hostes of Bucer & Phagius, at length setled hymselfe agayne in his accustomed roume.