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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. 1] 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. 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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1¶ The third Question.
- 1The 3. question.
MY third question I take of the 13. chap. of the book of Revelation. Which book as it containeth a Prophetical history of the Church:1 so likewise it requireth by histories to be opened. In this chapter mention is made first of a certain beast coming out of the Sea, having vij. heads & x. horns, with x. diadems of blasphemy. Unto the which beast the dragon, the devil, gave his strength, and great power to fight against the Saints▪ & to overcome them, & to make xlij. months: of the which beast, one of his heads was wounded at length to death, &c.
MY third question I take of the 13. chap. of the booke of Reuelation. Which booke as it conteineth a Propheticall history of the Church:1 so likewise it requireth by histories to be opened. In this chapter mention is made first of a certayne beast comming out of the Sea, hauing vij. heads & x. hornes, with x. diademes of blasphemy. Unto ye which beast the dragon, the deuill, gaue his strength, and great power to fight agaynst the Sayntes▪ & to ouercome them, & to make xlij. monethes: of the which beast, one of his heades was wounded at length to death, &c.