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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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Zealous he was then in the Popish Religion,1 and therewith so scrupulous (as him self confessed) that being a Priest, and using to say Mass, he was so servile an observer of the Romish Decrees, that he had thought he had never sufficiently mingled his Massing wine with water: and moreover, that he should never be damned, if he were once a professed Friar, with divers such superstitious fantasies. And in this blind zeal he was a very enemy to the professors of Christs Gospel: as both his Oration made when he proceeded Bachelor of Divinity, against Philip Melanchthon,2 and also his other works did plainly declare. But especially his Popish zeal could in no case abide in those days good Master Stafford, reader of the Divinity Lectures in Cambridge, most spitefully railing against him, and willing the youth of Cambridge, in no wise to believe him.
Zelous he was then in the Popyshe Religion,1 and therewith so scrupulous (as hym selfe confessed) that beyng a Priest, and vsyng to say Masse, he was so seruile an obseruer of the Romishe Decrees, that he had thought he had neuer sufficiently mingled his Massing wine with water: and moreouer, that he shoulde neuer be damned, if he were once a professed Frier, with diuers suche superstitious fantasies. And in this blinde zeale he was a very enemie to the professours of Christes Gospell: as both his Oration made when he proceeded Bachlour of Diuinitie, agaynst Philip Melancthon,2 and also his other workes did playnely declare. But especially his Popyshe zeale coulde in no case abyde in those dayes good Maister Stafford, reader of the Diuinitie Lectures in Cambridge, moste spitefully raylyng agaynst hym, and willyng the youth of Cambridge, in no wyse to beleeue hym.
- 1M. Latimer a long time was a zealous and superstitious Papist.M. Latimer a long tyme was a zealous and superstitious Papist.
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