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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
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days, yet all this by computation coming but to 3. years & a half, came nothing near the long continuance of these persecutions, which lasted. 300. years. Thus being vexed and turmoiled in spirit, about the reckoning, of these numbers and years, it so happened upon a Sunday in the morning lying in my bed, & musing about these numbers, suddenly it was answered to my mind, as with a majesty, thus inwardly saying within me: thou fool count these months by Sabbaths, as the Weeks of Daniel are counted by Sabbaths. The Lord I take to witness thus it was. Whereupon thus being admonished, I began to reckon the 42. months by Sabbaths, first of months, that would not serve, then by Sabbaths of years wherein I began to feel some probable understanding. Yet not satisfied herewith, to have the matter more sure, eftsoons repaired to certain Merchants, of mine acquaintance. ⟨p. 101⟩Of whom one is departed a true faithful servant of the Lord, the other two be yet alive, and witness hereof. To whom the number of these foresaid 42. months, being propounded and examined by Sabbaths of years, the whole sum was found to surmount to 294. years, containing the full and just time of these foresaid persecutions neither more nor less.
dayes, yet all this by computation cō ming but to 3. yeares & a halfe, came nothing neare the lōg continuance of these persecutiōs, which lasted. 300. yeares. Thus being vexed and turmoyled in spirite, about the reckening, of these numbers and yeares, it so happened vpon a Sonday in the morning lying in my bed, & musing about these nūbers, sodēly it was answered to my minde, as with a maiestie, thus inwardly saying within me: thou foole count these monethes by Sabbots, as the Weekes of Daniell are counted by Sabbots. The Lorde I take to witnes thus it was. Wherupon thus being admonished, I began to recken the 42. monethes by Sabbats, first of monethes, that would not serue, thē by Sabbots of yeres wherin I began to feele some probable vnderstāding. Yet not satisfied herewith, to haue the matter more sure, eftsoones repaired to certaine Merchaūts, of myne acquaintance. ⟨p. 101⟩Of whom one is departed a true faythfull seruaunt of the Lord, the other two be yet aliue, and witnes hereof. To whom the number of these foresayd 42. monethes, being propounded and examined by Sabbots of yeares, the whole summe was found to surmount to 294. yeres, conteining the full and iust tyme of these foresayd persecutions neither more nor lesse.