A67926:1979
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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Also that the coming of Christ was long prophesied before, & desired by the Prophets: But John Baptist being more than a prophet, did not only prophecy, but with his finger showed him saying: Ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccata mum di. Then if this were the very Lamb which John did demonstrate, that taketh away the sins of the world, what injury is it to our Saviour Christ, that to be buried in S. Frances cowl should remit four parts of penance, what is then left to our Saviour Christ, which taketh away the sins of the world? This I will justify to be a great blasphemy to the blood of Christ.
Also that the cōming of Christ was long prophesied before, & desired by the Prophetes: But Iohn Baptist being more thē a prophet, did not only prophecy, but with his finger shewed him saying: Ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccata mū di. Then if this were the very Lambe which Iohn did demonstrate, that taketh away the sinnes of the world, what iniury is it to our Sauiour Christ, that to be buryed in S. Frances cowle should remit four partes of penance, what is then left to our Sauiour Christ, which taketh away the sinnes of the world? This I will iustify to be a great blasphemy to the bloud of Christ.
Also that it was a great folly to go on pilgrimage, and that preachers in times past have been Antichrists,1 and now it hath pleased God somewhat to show forth their falsehood and errors.
Also that it was a great folly to go on pilgrimage, and that preachers in times past haue bene Antichristes,1 and now it hath pleased God somwhat to shew forth their falshood and errors.
- 1Against pilgrimage.