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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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Then my Lord laid to my charge, my not coming to the Church.
Then my Lord laid to my charge, my not comming to the Church.
Here I might have dallied with him, and put him to his proofs, forasmuch as I had not been for a long season in his Diocese, neither was any of the Citizens able to prove any such matters against me. Notwithstanding I answered him through Gods merciful help, that I neither had nor would come at their church as long as their mass was used there, to save (if I had them) five hundred lives. I willed him to show me one jot or title in the scripture for the proof and defence of the Mass.
Heere I might haue dalied wyth him, and put hym to his proofes, for asmuch as I had not bene for a long season in his Diocesse, neither was any of the Citizens able to proue any suche matters against me. Notwythstanding I answered him through Gods mercifull helpe, that I neyther had nor woulde come at their church as long as theyr masse was vsed there, to saue (if I had them) fiue hundreth liues. I willed him to shew me one iote or title in ye scripture for the proofe and defence of the Masse.
He answered, he came to teach and not to be taught.
He aunswered, he came to teache and not to be taught.