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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.
And many times it happeneth, that as between the world, and the kingdom of Christ there is a continual repugnance: so between these two parts of this visible Church aforesaid, oft times groweth great variance and mortal persecution, insomuch that sometime the true church of Christ hath no greater enemies, than of their own profession and company, as happened not only in the time of Christ,1 and his Apostles, but also from time to time almost continually, Euseb. Lib. 8. cap. 1. But especially in these latter days of the Church under the persecution of Antichrist and his retinue, as by the reading of this volume more manifestly hereafter may appear.
And many times it happeneth, that as betweene the world, and the kingdome of Christ there is a continual repugnaunce: so betweene these two partes of this visible Church aforesaid, oft times groweth great variaunce and mortal persecution, insomuch that sometime ye true church of Christ hath no greater enimes, than of their owne profession and company, as happened not onely in the time of Christ,1 and his Apostles, but also from time to time almost continually, Euseb. Lib. 8. cap. 1. But especially in these latter daies of the Church vnder the persecution of Antichrist and his retinue, as by the reading of this volume more manifestly hereafter may appeare.
- 1Euseb. Lib. 1. cap. 1.
At the first preaching of Christ, and coming of the Gospel: who should rather have known & received him, then the Pharisees and Scribes of that people, which had his law?1 And yet who persecuted and rejected him more, then they themselves? What followed▪ They in refusing Christ to be their king, and choosing rather to be subject unto Caesar, were by the said their own Caesar at length destroyed: when as Christs subjects the same time escaped the danger. Whereby it is to be learned, what a dangerous thing it is to refuse the Gospel of God, when it is so gently offered.