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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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But he greatly therewith discontented, demanded of him whether he was the same Andrew that did overthrow the Temple of the gods,1 and persuaded men of that superstitious sect, which the Romans of late had commanded to be abolished and rejected. Andrew did plainly affirm that the Princes of the Romans did not understand the truth, & that the Son of God coming from heaven ⟨p. 33⟩into the world for mans sake, hath taught & declared how these Idols, whom they so honoured as Gods, were not only not gods, but also most cruel Devils, most enemies to mankind, teaching the people nothing else, but that wherewith God is offended, and being offended turneth away and regardeth them not, and so by the wicked service of the Devil do fall headlong into all wickedness, and after their departing, nothing remaineth unto them, but their evil deeds.
But he greatly therwith discontented, demaunded of him whether he was the same Andrew that did ouerthrow the Temple of ye gods,1 and perswaded men of that superstitious sect, which the Romaines of late had commaunded to be abolished and reiected. Andrew did plainely affirme that the Princes of the Romains did not vnderstand the truth, & that the sonne of God comming from heauen ⟨p. 33⟩into the world for mans sake, hath taught & declared how these Idols, whom they so honoured as Gods, were not only not gods, but also most cruell Deuils, most enemies to mankind, teaching ye people nothing els, but that wherwith God is offended, and being offended turneth away and regardeth them not, and so by the wicked seruice of the Deuill doe fall headlong into all wickednesse, and after their departing, nothing remaineth vnto them, but their euill deedes.
- 1The fervency of Andrew against Idolatry.The feruencie of Andrew agaynst Idolatry.