A67927:5672
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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Bishop. Then said he: Is there no part of that church here in England?
Bishop. Then sayd he: Is there no part of that church here in England?
Auns. Well I perceive, you would fain have some thing to lay to my charge. I will tell you where. Christ sayeth, whereas two or three be gathered together in his name, there is he in the middest among them. Then the archdeacon stood up with his mocks,1 to put me out of comfort, & said to the people: that I had no wit, but that I thought all they were deceived so long time, and that half a dozen of us should have the truth in a corner, & that all they should be deceived, with such like taunts and mocks: but would not suffer me to speak one word.
Auns. Well I perceiue, you would faine haue some thing to lay to my charge. I will tell you where. Christ sayeth, whereas two or three be gathered together in his name, there is he in the middest among them. Then the archdeacon stoode vp with his mockes,1 to put me out of comfort, & said to the people: that I had no wit, but yt I thought all they were deceiued so long time, and that halfe a dosen of vs should haue the truth in a corner, & that al they should be deceiued, with such like taunts and mockes: but would not suffer me to speake one woord.
- 1Judgement without truth.Iudgement without truth.