A67922:1831
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.
For as much then (O Apostolical Sir) as no man which knoweth you, is ignorant, that if you, through the light of your discretion had understanded and seen, what poisoned pestilence, might have come into the Church thorough the sentence of this your decree: they would never have consented to the suggestions of certain wicked persons. Wherefore we counsel you by the fidelity of our due subjection, that with all diligence, you would put away so great slander from the Church of God: and through your discreet discipline, you will remove this Pharisaical doctrine from the flock of God: so that this only Sunanite of the Lords (using no more adulterous husbands) do not separate the holy people, and the kingly Priesthood from her spouse which is Christ▪ through an unrecoverable divorcement: seeing that no man without Chastity (not only in the virgins state,1 but also in the state of matrimony) shall see our Lord, who with the father and the holy ghost, liveth and reigneth for ever, Amen.
For as much then (O Apostolical Sir) as no man which knoweth you, is ignorant, that if you, through the light of your discretion had vnderstanded and seene, what poysoned pestilence, might haue come into the Churche thorough the sentence of this your decree: they would neuer haue consē ted to the suggestions of certaine wicked persons. Wherefore we counsell you by the fidelitie of our due subiection, that wyth all diligence, you would put away so great slaūder from the Church of God: and through your discret discipline, you will remooue this Pharisaicall doctryne from the flocke of God: so that thys onely Sunanite of the Lords (vsing no more adulterous husbāds) do not separate the holy people, and the kingly Priesthoode from her spouse which is Christ▪ through an vnrecouerable diuorsement: seing that no man without Chastitie (not only in the virgines state,1 but also in the state of matrimony) shall see our Lord, who with the father and the holy ghost, lyueth and raigneth for euer, Amen.
- 1Inuenitur be Epistola in vetustis membranaceis libris (testā et Illyrico in Catologo) Memivit eiusdem Epistola deutas Syluius, in sua peregrination, & Germania description.