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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.
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.
Last of all they set forth certain statutes, by the which they would have the university hereafter ordered. Wherein they enacted many things as concerning the election of their Officers of the University, of keeping and administering the goods of the University,1 and of many other things. But especially they handled the matter very circumspectly for religion. In the which they were so scrupulous, that they replenished all things, either with open blasphemy, or with ridiculous superstition. For they prescribed at how many Masses every man should be day by day, and how many Pater nosters and Aves every man should say when he should enter into the Church, and in his entrance, after what sort he should bow himself to the altar, and how to the master of the house, what he should do there, and how long he should tarry, how many, & what prayers he should say, what, and how he should sing, what meditations other should use while the Priest is in his Memento, mumbling secretly to himself, what time of the Mass a man should stand, and when he should sit down, when he should make courtesy, when exclusively, when inclusively, and many other superstitious toys they decreed that it was a sport then to behold their superstitions, and were tedious now to recite them.
Last of all they set forth certayne statutes, by ye which they would haue the vniuersitie hereafter ordered. Wherin they enacted many thynges as concernyng the election of their Officers of the Uniuersitie, of keepyng and administryng the goods of the Uniuersitie,1 and of many other thyngs. But especially they handled the matter very circumspectly for religion. In the which they were so scrupulous, that they replenished all thyngs, eyther with opē blasphemy, or with ridiculous superstition. For they prescribed at how many Masses euery man should be day by day, and how many Pater nosters and Auies euery manne should say when he should enter into the Church, and in his entrance, after what sort he should bow hymself to the aultar, and how to the maister of the house, what he shuld do there, and how long he should tary, how many, & what praiers he should say, what, and how he should sing, what meditations other shoulde vse while the Priest is in hys Memento, mumbling secretly to himselfe, what time of the Masse a man should stand, and when he should sit down, when he should make curtesie, when exclusiuely, when inclusiuely, and many other superstitious toyes they decreed that it was a sport then to behold their superstitions, and were tedious now to recite them.