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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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Counterf. Here you stand before my Lords and me in trial of your faith, and if you bring the trueth, we shall by compulsion give place unto you, as it is to be proved by the word, and your doctrine to be heard and placed for a truth.
Counterf. Here you stand before my Lords and me in triall of your fayth, and if you bring the trueth, wee shall by compulsion geue place vnto you, as it is to be proued by ye word, and your doctrine to be heard and placed for a truth.
Grat. Then I demanded of him whether he meant by authority, or by the judgement of the spirit of GOD in his members. And he answered me, by authority as well as by the spirit.
Grat. Then I demaunded of him whether hee meant by authoritie, or by the iudgement of the spirite of GOD in his members. And he aunswered me, by authoritie as well as by the spirite.
Grat. Then I said: Now will I turn your own Argument upon you:1 for Christ came before the high priests Scribes and Pharisees, bringing the truth with him, being the very truth himself, which truth cannot lye, yet both he and his truth was condemned, and took no place with them. And also the Apostles, and all the Martyrs that dyed since Christ: therefore I turn your own argument upon you, answer it if you can.
Grat. Then I sayd: Nowe will I turne your own Argument vpon you:1 for Christ came before the high priests Scribes and Phariseis, bringing the truth with him, beyng the very truth hymselfe, which truth cannot lye, yet both he and his truth was condemned, and took no place with them. And also the Apostles, and all the Martyrs yt dyed since Christ: therefore I turne your owne argument vpon you, aunswere it if you can.