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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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To repulse them that come to us, and to prohibit them our countries, is a point of inhumanity. Now to entreat them evil that by our sufferance dwell among us, and have increase of household and household stuff, it is a point of wickedness. Wherefore this cruelty hath far surmounted the cruelty of all others, the which to satisfy the unsatiable greediness thereof, drew to execution, not only strangers, brought hither at our entreataunce and sending for, but even the withered and rotten carcasses digged out of their graves: to the intent that the immeasurable ⟨p. 1966⟩thirst which could not be quenched with shedding the blood of them that were alive,1 might at the least be satisfied in burning of dead mens bones. These (my brethren) these I say, are the just causes which have so sore provoked the wrath of God against us, because that in doing extreme injury to the dead, we have been prone and ready: but in putting the same away, we have been slow and slack. For verily I believe (if I may have liberty to say freely what I think) ye shall bear with me (if I chance to cast forth any thing unadvisedly in the heat and hasty discourse of my Oration) that even this place, in the which we have so often times assembled, being defiled with that new kind of wickedness, such as man never heard of before, is a let and hindrance unto us, when we call for the help of God, by means whereof, our prayers are not accepted, which we make to appease the Godhead, & to win him to be savourable unto us again.
To repulse them that come to vs, and to prohibite thē our countries, is a poynt of inhumanitie. Now to entreat them euill that by our sufferaunce dwel among vs, and haue encrease of household and household stuffe, it is a poynte of wickednesse. Wherefore this crueltie hath farre surmounted the cruelty of all others, the which to satisfie the vnsatiable greedinesse thereof, drewe to execution, not onelye straungers, brought hether at our entreataunce and sending for, but euen the withered and rotten carcasses digged out of their graues: to the intent that the immeasurable ⟨p. 1966⟩thurst which coulde not be quenched with shedding the bloud of them that were aliue,1