A67922:1582
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.
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The aunswere.
The custom of the Church of Rome,1 what it is you know: wherein ye remember that you […] been brought up from your youth: but rather it pleaseth me better, that whether it be in the church of Rome, or in any French Church: where ye find any thing that seemeth better to the service and pleasing of God: that ye choose the same: and so infer & bring into the English Church (which is yet new in the faith) the best & pikedst things chosen out of many Churches: for things are not to be beloved for the place sake,2 but the place is to be beloved for the things that be good: wherefore such things as be good, godly, and religious: th••• chose out of all Churches, and induce to your people, that they may take root in the minds of Englishmen.
The custome of the Church of Rome,1 what it is you know: wherin ye remēber that you 〈…〉 bene brought vp frō your youth: but rather it pleaseth me better, that whether it be in the church of Rome, or in any Frēch Church: where ye finde any thing that seemeth better to the seruice and pleasing of God: that ye chuse the same: and so inferre & bring into the English Church (which is yet new in the faith) the best & pikedst thinges chosen out of many Churches: for things are not to be beloued for ye place sake,2