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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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And where is then the frivolous brag of the Papists, which make so much of there painted sheath, & would needs bear us down, that this government of the Church of Rome which now is, hath been of such an old standing, time out of mind, even from the primitive Antiquity, & that never was any other church demonstrable here in earth for men to follow, besides the said only Catholic mother church of Rome? when as we have sufficiently proved before by the continual descent of the ⟨image 21⟩Church till this present time, that the said Church, after the doctrine which is now reformed, is no new begun matter, but even the old continued Church, by the providence and promise of Christ, still standing, which albeit it hath been of late years repressed by the tyranny of Roman Bishops, more then before: yet notwithstanding it was never so oppressed but God hath ever maintained in it the truth of his Gospel, against heresies and errors of the Church of Rome, as in this history more at full is to be seen.
And where is then the friuolous bragge of the Papistes, which make so muche of there paynted sheath, & would nedes beare vs downe, that this gournment of the Church of Rome which nowis, hath bene of such an old standing, time out of minde, euen from the primitiue Antiquitie, & that neuer was any other church demonstrable here in earth for men to follow, besides the said only Catholick mother church of Rome? whē as we haue sufficiently proued before by the continual descēt of the ⟨image 21⟩Church till this present tyme, that the sayd Church, after the doctrine which is now reformed, is no new begunne matter, but euen the olde continued Churche, by the prouidence and promise of Christ, still standing, which albeit it hath bene of late yeares repressed by the tyranny of Romayne Byshops, more then before: yet notwithstanding it was neuer so oppressed but God hath euer maintayned in it the truth of his Gospell, agaynst heresies and errours of the Church of Rome, as in thys history more at full is to be seene.