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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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Master Latimer hearing this Friarly Sermon of Doctor Bucknham, cometh again the after noon, or shortly after to the Church, to answer the Friar, where resorted to him a great multitude, as well of the University, as of the Town, both Doctors and other Graduates, with great expectation to hear what he could say: among whom also, directly in the face of Latimer underneath the pulpit, sate Bucknham the foresaid Friar Prior of the black Friars, with his black Friars coal about his shoulders.
Maister Latymer hearyng this Frierly Sermon of Doctour Bucknham, commeth agayne the after noone, or shortly after to the Church, to aunswer the Frier, where resorted to hym a great multitude, as well of the Uniuersitie, as of the Towne, both Doctours and other Graduates, with great expectation to heare what he could say: among whom also, directly in the face of Latymer vnderneath the pulpit, sate Bucknham the foresayd Frier Prior of the blacke Friers, with his blacke Friers coule aboute hys shoulders.
Then M. Latimer first repeating the Friarly reasons of Doctor Bucknham, whereby he would prove it a dangerous thing for the vulgar people,1 to have the Scripture in the vulgar tongue, so refuted the Fryer, so answered to his objections, so dallied with his bald reasons of the Ploughman looking back, and of the Baker leaving his bread unleavened, that the vanity of the Friar might to all men appear, well proving and declaring to the people, how there was no such fear nor danger for the Scriptures to be in English as the Friar pretended: at lest this requiring, that the scripture might be so long in English tongue, till English men were so mad, that neither the Ploughman durst look back, nor the Baker would leave his bread unleavened. And proceeding moreover in his Sermon, he began to discourse of the mystical speeches, and figurative phrases of the Scripture: which phrases he said were not so diffuse and difficult, as they were common in the Scripture, and in the Hebrew tongue most commonly used and known, and not only in the Hebrew tongue: But also every speech (sayeth he) hath his Metaphors and like figurative significations, so common and vulgar to all men, that the very Painters do paint them on walls and in houses.