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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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Bish. Then saith he: thou doest confess that there is a Catholic church, I am glad of that: but tell me, is the King and Queen of that Church or not?
Bish. Then sayth he: thou doest confesse that there is a Catholicke church, I am glad of that: but tell me, is the King and Queene of that Church or not?
Ans. Well said I, now I perceive, you go about to be both mine accuser, & also my judge, contrary to all right.1 I confess Christ hath a Church upon earth, which is built upon the Apostles & Prophets, Christ being the head thereof, and as touching the King and Queen, I answer, I have nothing to do with no mans faith but with my own: neither came I hither to judge, for I judge not my self, but the Lord must judge me.
Ans. Wel said I, now I perceiue, you go about to be both mine accuser, & also my iudge, contrary to all right.1 I confesse Christ hath a Church vpon earth, which is built vpon the Apostles & Prophets, Christ being the head therof, and as touching the King and Quene, I answere, I haue nothing to do with no mās faith but with my owne: neither came I hether to iudge, for I iudge not my selfe, but the Lord must iudge me.
- 1And yet he said before that he went not about to seek his blood.And yet he sayd before that he went not aboute to seeke his bloud.