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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.
1When the time was expired that Hildebrand in his divination had set, and that neither the king was dead, neither the power of the Empire impaired: and fearing least by the words of his own mouth he should be reprehended and condemned, subtle•y turned his tale, saying, and persuading the ignorant people, that he meant not of the body of the king, but of his soul, as though the soul of the king had lost all,2 saving 6. of his knights or soldiers, or else had been dead during that space, and thus by these sleights he beguiled the ignorant people. Against such Prophets S. Gregory upon Ezekiel sayeth: Between true Prophets and false, this difference there is, that true Prophets, if they speak any thing upon their own mind, they be soon rebuked, but the false prophets, both they tell lies, and not having the spirit of truth, they persevere in their falsity.
1When the tyme was expired that Hildebrand in his diuination had set, and that neither the king was dead, neither the power of the Empire empayred: and fearing least by the wordes of hys owne mouth he should be reprehended and condemned, subtle•y turned his tale, saying, and perswading the ignorant people, that he ment not of the body of the king, but of his soule, as though the soule of the king had lost all,2 sauing 6. of his knights or souldiours, or els had bene dead during that space, and thus by these sleights he beguiled the ignorant people. Against such Prophets S. Gregory vpon Ezechiel sayeth: Betwene true Prophetes and false, this difference there is, that true Prophets, if they speake any thing vpon their owne mynd, they be soone rebuked, but the false prophets, both they tell lies, and not hauyng the spirite of truth, they perseuere in their falsitie.
- 1The Emperor preserved by the power of God from the Pope.The Emperour preserued by the power of God frō the Pope.
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