A67927:5474
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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As for the seventh, eight, and thirteenth, they utterly denied, that ever they were of any such absurd opinions as are contained therein, but they granted that man of him self without the help and assistance of Gods spirit, hath no power to do any good thing acceptable in Gods sight.
As for the seuenth, eight, and thirtenth, they vtterly denyed, that euer they were of any such absurde opinions as are contayned therein, but they graunted that man of him selfe without the helpe and assistance of Gods spirite, hath no power to do any good thing acceptable in Gods sight.
To the eleventh they said,1 that true fasting and prayer used according to Gods word, are allowable and available in his sight, and that by the same word every faithful man may eat all meats at all times, with thanksgiving to God for the same.
To the eleuenth they sayd,1 that true fasting and prayer vsed according to Gods word, are allowable and auaylable in his sight, and that by the same word euery faythfull man may eate all meates at all times, with thankesgeuing to God for the same.
- 1True fasting
After this the first day of April, were they again convented before the Bishop in his palace at London, where little appeareth to be done, except it were to know whether they would stand to their answers, & whether they would recant or no. But when they refused to recant and deny the received and infallible truth, the Bishop caused them to be brought into the open Consistory, the third day of the same month of April in the forenoon, where first understanding by them their immutable constancy and steadfastness, he demanded particularly of every one what they had to say, why he should not pronounce the Sentence of condemnation.