Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] 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.

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Title: Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] 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.
Author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
Publication: [At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],; An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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This article, in what respect it is condemed, I do right well perceaue: For the respect thereof is to greedye coue∣tousnesse, and therefore I know that the probation therof hath the like respecte, which is this: if this article wer true then men would geue nothing for satisfactiō and indulgen∣ces, neither should we haue any more wherewith to vexe them with confessiōs, cases reserued, restricted, or amplia∣ted for our gayne, and so should we become beggers, and gods seruice shoulde be minished in Uigils and Masses. But it is wicked that Gods seruice shoulde be minished: therfore Luther is an hereticke: This consequent holdeth a respectu Bullae ad Papistas. 1. From the Bull to the papists and contrariwise.

I beseech thee by the Lord Iesus, whatsoeuer graue & learned reader shalt read these thinges, that thou wilt par∣don this my leuitie, and (as it may seeme) my childishnes. For thou seest how I haue to do with such mē as be twise children, and yet do brag themselues to be peeres and prin¦cipall pillers of all men. I assure you, I know it most cer∣taynly to be true, that there be many and great gouernors of people, whiche this so ridiculous and foolishe reason a∣boue recited, hath moued to y^e condemnation of my books. Unlesse I perceiued (with teares I speake it) the anger of God sharpe and fierce agaynst vs, in bringing vs vnder subiection of such effeminate children, and such dregs of the earth, and vile refuse of al other people of the whole world it would make ••e to burst for very griefe and sorrow.

My sentence is, and hath bene this, that that satisfacti∣on whiche the keyes are able to dispence withall, standeth not by the law of God. For if it did, then could it not be dis∣pensed with all by the keyes. If these Bull founders doe charg me with any other thing besides in this article, they do nothing els but as they are wont to do. For what mat∣ter or marueile is it if Antichrist do lye?