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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.
1Secondly, in that the best had vij. heads & x. horns, with x. diadems full of blasphemy upon them: those vij. heads being expounded in the said book, cap. 17. for vii. hills, notoriously importeth the City of Rome, wherein were 7. hills contained. The like also may be thought of the x. horns being there expounded for x. kings (signifying belike the x. Provinces or Kingdoms of the world subdued to the Roman Empire) with x. crowns of blasphemy upon their heads: all which conveniently agree to the City of Rome.
1Secondly, in that the best had vij. heads & x. hornes, with x. diademes full of blasphemy vpō thē: those vij. heades being expounded in the sayd booke, cap. 17. for vii. hilles, notoriously importeth the Citie of Rome, wherein were 7. hilles conteyned. The like also may be thought of ye x. hornes being there expounded for x. kinges (signifying belike ye x. Prouincies or Kingdomes of the worlde subdued to the Romayne Empyre) with x. crownes of blasphemy vppon their heades: all which conueniently agree to the Cittie of Rome.
- 1The Image of the beast resembled to the Monarchy of Rome. Apocall. 13. Of these 42. months, and the exposition thereof, read. page. 101. The wounded head of the beast in the revelation what it meaneth. The second beast rising out of the land pretending the horns of a Lamb what it meaneth.The Image of the beast resembled to the Monarchie of Rome. Apocall. 13. Of these 42. monethes, and the exposition thereof, read. page. 101. The wounded head of the beast in the reuelation what it meaneth. The second beast rising out of the land pretending the hornes of a Lambe what it meaneth.
Thirdly, where the said beast had power to make 42. months and to fight against the Saints, and to overcome them, &c. thereby most manifestly is declared the Empire of Rome, with the heathen persecuting Emperors, which had power given the space of so many months, (that is, from Tiberius to Licinius. 294. years) to persecute Christs Church as in the Table of the primitive Church hereafter following is discoursed more at large.