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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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In like manner they confess the name of the holy Ghost, But God himself knoweth how far they are from the comfort, knowledge, and taste of the holy ghost, as well may appear by their councils, by their expounding of Scripture, by their superstitious ceremonies, by their outward worshipping and Idolatrous invocation to stocks and stones and dead creatures,1 by their scrupulous observation of days, tunes, places, numbers & gestures: And no less also by their doctrine, which defraudeth the poor harts of simple Christians, of their due consolation, joy and liberty in the holy Ghost, & keepeth them still in a servile bondage, and a doubtful incertainty of their salvation, contrary to the working of the holy spirit of God.
In like maner they confesse the name of the holy Ghost, But God himselfe knoweth how farre they are from the comfort, knowledge, and tast of the holy ghost, as wel may appeare by their councels, by their expounding of Scripture, by their superstitious ceremonies, by their outward worshipping and Idolatrous inuocation to stockes and stones and dead creatures,1 by their scrupulous obseruatiō of dayes, tunes, places, numbers & gestures: And no lesse also by their doctrine, which defraudeth the poore harts of simple Christians, of their due consolation, ioy and liberty in the holy Ghost, & kepeth them still in a seruile bondage, and a doubtfull incertainty of their saluation, contrary to the working of the holy spirite of God.
- 1The Religion of the Popes Church proceedeth contrary to the working of the holy Ghost.
And thus the Church of Rome pretending only the name of Christ and of his Religion,1 is so far altered from the truth of that which it pretendeth, that under the name of Christ, it persecuteth both Christ & his Religion: working more harm to the Church of Christ, then ever did the open tyrants and persecuting Emperors among the heathen: not much unlike herein to the old Synagogue of the Scribes and Pharisees, who under the name of God, crucified the Son of God,