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THE ACTS and MONUMENTS of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH by JOHN FOXE THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH by JOHN FOXE Commonly known as FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS Volume 5 The Reformation in Europe Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009 http://www.exclassics.com Public Domain -1- VOLUME 5 John Calvin -2- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS Contents THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS..............................................................5 129. History of the Turks.........................................................................................................................6 130. Solyman, the Twelfth Emperor of The Turks..................................................................................35 131. The Siege of Vienna ......................................................................................................................38 132. Further Campaigns of Solyman......................................................................................................46 133. Recent Defeats Of The Turks.........................................................................................................59 134. A Notice touching the miserable Persecution, Slaughter, and Captivity of the Christians under the Turks.....................................................................................................................................................63 135. Persecution in England, 1500-1509................................................................................................77 136. The Proud Primacy of Popes..........................................................................................................91 137. Martin Luther — Introduction...................................................................................................... 118 138. Martin Luther .............................................................................................................................. 128 139. The Diet of Worms. ..................................................................................................................... 149 140. Assembly at Nuremberg............................................................................................................... 164 141. Luther after the Diet of Worms; His Teachings and Death............................................................180 142. Cardinal Campeius' Mission......................................................................................................... 189 143. The Reformation in Switzerland................................................................................................... 192 144. Henry Voes and John Esch........................................................................................................... 218 145. Henry Sutphen, Monk, a Martyr, at Dithmarsch. .......................................................................... 220 146. The Lamentable Martyrdom of John Clerk, of Melden, In France.................................................229 147. John Castellane............................................................................................................................ 230 148. Martyrs in Germany..................................................................................................................... 234 149. Martyrs in France – I. .................................................................................................................. 260 150. Martyrs in France – II. ................................................................................................................. 290 -3- VOLUME 5 151. Martyrs in Spain .......................................................................................................................... 327 152. Martyrs in Italy............................................................................................................................ 340 153. The Waldensian Martyrs in Provence........................................................................................... 359 154. The Waldensians of Piedmont...................................................................................................... 391 224. Pope Leo's Bull against Luther, and Luther's Answer ................................................................... 442 -4- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS -5- VOLUME 5 129. History of the Turks. F it were not that I fear to overlay this our volume with heaps of foreign histories, which have professed chiefly to treat of Acts and Monuments here done at home, I would adjoin after these popes above rehearsed, some discourse also of the Turks' story; of their rising and cruel persecution of the saints of God, to the great annoyance and peril of Christendom: yet, notwithstanding, certain causes there be, which necessarily require the knowledge of their order and doings, and of their wicked proceedings, their cruel tyranny, and bloody victories, the ruin and subversion of so many Christian churches, with the horrible murders and captivity of infinite Christians, to be made plain and manifest, as well to this our country of England, as also to other nations. First, For the better explaining of the prophecies of the New Testament, as in St. Paul's Epistle to the Thessalonians, and also in the Revelation of St. John. Which Scriptures otherwise, without the opening of these histories, cannot so perfectly be understood. Of the which Scriptures, we mind hereafter, Christ granting, orderly, as the course of matter shall lead us, to make rehearsal. Another cause is, That we may learn thereby, either with the public church to lament with our brethren, such a great defection and decay of Christian faith, through these wicked Turks; or else may fear thereby our own danger. The third cause, That we may ponder more deeply with ourselves the scourge of God for our sins, and corrupt doctrine; which in the sequel hereof more evidently may appear to our eyes, for our better admonition. Fourthly, The consideration of this horrible persecution of the Turks, rising chiefly by our discord and dissension among ourselves, may reduce us again from our domestic wars, in killing and burning one of another, to join together in Christian patience and concord. Fifthly, But chiefly, these great victories of the Turks, and unprosperous speed of our men fighting against them, may admonish and teach us, following the example of the old Israelites, how to seek for greater strength to encounter with these enemies of Christ, than hitherto we have done. First, we must consider that the whole power of Satan, the prince of this world, goeth with the Turks; which to resist, no strength of man's army is sufficient, but only the name, spirit, and power of our Lord Jesus, the Son of God, going with us in our battles; as among the old Israelites, the ark of God's covenant and promise went with them also, fighting against the enemies of God. For so are we taught in the Scripture, that we Christian men have no strength but in Christ only. Whether we war against the devil, or against the Turk, it is true that the Scripture saith, Without me ye can do nothing. Otherwise there is no puissance to stand against the devil, or to conquer the world, but our faith only; to which all the promises of God, touching salvation, be annexed, beyond which promises we must not go, for the word must be our rule. He that presumeth beyond the promises in the word expressed, goeth not, but wandereth, he cannot tell whither. Neither must we appoint God how to save the world, but must -6- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS take that way which he hath appointed. Let us not set God to school, nor comprehend his Holy Spirit within our skulls. He that made us without our counsel, did also redeem us as pleased him. If he be merciful, let us be thankful. And if his mercies surmount our capacity, let us therefore not resist, but search his word, and thereunto apply our will, which, if we will do, all our contentions will be soon at a point. Let us therefore search the will of our God in his word, and if he will his salvation to stand free to all nations, why do we make merchandise thereof? If he have graciously offered his waters to us, without money, or without money-worth, let us not hedge in the plenteous springs of his grace given us. And finally, if God have determined his own Son only to stand alone, let not us presume to admix with his majesty any of our trumpery. He that bringeth St. George or St. Dennis as patrons to the field to fight against the Turk, leaveth Christ (no doubt) at home. Now, how we have fought these many years against the Turk, though stories keep silence, yet the success declareth. We fight against a persecutor, being no less persecutors ourselves. We wrestle against a bloody tyrant, and our hands be as full of blood as his. He killeth Christ's people with the sword, and we burn them with fire. He, observing the works of the law, seeketh his justice by the same; the like also do we. But neither he nor we seek our justification as we should, that is, by faith only in the Son of God. And what marvel then, our doctrine being as corrupt almost as his, and our conversation worse, if Christ fight not with us, fighting against the Turk? The Turk hath prevailed so mightily, not because Christ is weak, but because that Christians be wicked, and their doctrine impure. Our temples with images, our hearts with idolatry, are polluted: our priests stink before God for adultery, being restrained from lawful matrimony. The name of God is in our mouths, but his fear is
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