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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.
He that abideth in me. &c. He that receiveth me. &c. Onles ye eat my flesh: and drink my blood. 1&c. That they may receive remission of sins by their faith in me. &c. Act. 26. To him all the Prophets give witness, to have remission of sins, whosoever believeth in his name &c. Act. 10. He that believeth & is baptised. Mat. ult. He that believeth in me shall do the works that I do, & greater then these. &c.
He that abideth in me. &c. He that receaueth me. &c. Onles ye eate my flesh: and drinke my bloud. 1&c. That they may receaue remission of sinnes by their faith in me. &c. Act. 26. To him al the Prophets giue witnes, to haue remission of sinnes, whosoeuer beleeueth in his name &c. Act. 10. He that beleeueth & is baptised. Mat. vlt. He that beleueth in me shall do the works that I do, & greater then these. &c.
And likewise in the writings of S. Paul, how often do we hear the name of Christ, almost in every third or fourth line,