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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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D. Lang. In deed it hath been reported that you have christened children, & that you christened your own child: but since I heard say you would not have the child christened, which is a damnable way, if you deny baptism: and they said, your child was not christened in a fortnight or three weeks after it was borne, and the chiefest of the Parish were fain to fetch it out of your house against your will. Wherefore you wrote railing words against the Priest and them for their good will:1 the which declareth that you allow not baptising of children. And if the child had dyed, it had been damned, because it was not Christened, and you should have been damned, because you were the let thereof.
D. Lang. In deed it hath bene reported that you haue christened children, & that you christened your owne child: but since I heard say you would not haue the child christened, which is a damnable way, if you deny baptisme: and they sayd, your child was not christened in a fourtnight or three weekes after it was borne, and the chiefest of the Parishe were fayne to fetch it out of your house agaynst your wyll. Wherefore you wrote rayling wordes agaynst the Prieste and them for theyr good will:1 the which declareth that you allowe not baptising of children. And if the childe had dyed, it had bene damned, because it was not Christened, and you shoulde haue bene damned, because you were the lette thereof.
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Wood. What abominable lies have you told? Be you not ashamed to speak such words as you have done? First you say, I christened mine own child, and by and by you said, I denied baptising of children, and that my child was a fortnight or three weeks old ere it was baptised. What abominable lies be these? I neither baptised my child my self, neither held against the baptising of it, but did most gladly allow it: for it was baptised as soon as it was borne, and I was glad thereof: therefore you be to blame to report so of me.