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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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Are not they cursed of God which glory and vaunt them selves to have the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and neither enter in them selves, 1nor suffer them that would enter, to come in? They may be known right well by their fruits: for they have forsaken faith, judgement and mercy, & there is no honest, clean, or undefiled thing in them, but their habit, their rochet, & their surplice and such other: Outwardly they are exceeding neat and trim, but within they are full of all abomination, ravine, gluttony, 2filthy lust, and all manner of uncleanness. They are like painted sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful & fair, but within they are full of filth and corruption. A man shall know (I say) these ravening Wolves, by their fruits, which devour the quick and the dead, under the pretence of long prayer: and for so much as I am enforced to give place to the trueth, and that you call me a Master in Israel, I will not be afraid to prove by the holy Scriptures, that your great Pilot and patron the Pope, 3and the Bishops the mariners, and such others, which have impudently forsaken the ship of Christ Jesus, to embark them self in Pinnaces and Brigandines, are pirates and robbers of the Sea, false Prophets, deceivers and not true pastors of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Are not they curssed of God whych glorye and vaunte them selues to haue the keyes of the kingdome of heauen, and neither enter in them selues, 1nor suffer them that wold enter, to come in? They may be knowen right well by their fruites: for they haue forsaken faith, iudgement and mercy, & there is no honest, cleane, or vndefiled thing in them, but their habite, theyr rochet, & theyr surplesse and such other: Outwardly they are exceeding neat and trimme, but wythin they are full of al abhomination, rauine, gluttonie, 2filthy luste, and all manner of vncleannesse. They are like painted sepulchers, which outwardly appeare beautifull & faire, but wythin they are full of filth and corruption. A man shal know (I say) these rauening Wolues, by their fruites, which deuour the quicke and the dead, vnder the pretence of long prayer: and for so much as I am enforced to geue place to the trueth, and that you call me a Maister in Israel, I will not be afraide to prooue by the holy Scriptures, that your great Pilot and patrone the Pope,