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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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Wherefore there is none at this present (except he be altogether blind or senseless) but he seeth and well perceiveth that God would make it known by experience, to these poor Waldoys,1 and all other faithful people, that all things turn to the best to them, which love and fear him. For by all these afflictions which they suffered (as is before rehearsed) this good heavenly father hath brought them to repentance and amendment of life. He hath effectually taught them to have recourse to his fatherly mercy, and to embrace Jesus Christ, for their only Saviour and redeemer.
Wherfore there is none at this present (except he be altogether blind or senceles) but he seeth and well perceiueth that God would make it knowen by experience, to these poore Waldoys,1 and al other faithful people, that al things turne to the best to them, which loue and feare hym. For by all these afflictions which they suffered (as is before rehearsed) this good heauenly father hath brought them to repentance and amendement of life. He hath effectuously taught them to haue recourse to his fatherly mercy, and to embrace Iesus Christ, for their onely Sauiour and redeemer.
- 1All things turn to the best, to them that love the Lord.All thinges turne to the best, to thē that loue the Lord.
Furthermore, he hath taught them to tame the desires and lusts of the flesh, to withdraw their harts from the world, and lift them up to heaven, and to be always in a readiness to come to him, as unto their most loving and pitiful father. To be short, he hath set them to the school of his children, to the end they should profit in patience and hope: to make them to mourn, weep, and cry unto him. And above all, he hath made them so oft to prove his succours at time of need, to see them before their eyes, to feel and touch them with their hands (as a man would say) after such sort, that they have had good occasion and all the faithful with them, never to distrust so good a father, and so careful for the health of his children: but to assure themselves never to be confounded, what thing soever happen.