A67926:1992
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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Many have made certain vows, which be not possible for them to fulfil, and those nothing meritorious.
Many haue made certayne vowes, which be not possible for them to fulfill, and those nothing meritorious.
The preachers before this have been Antichrists and now it hath pleased our Saviour Christ, to show their false errors, and to teach an other way and manner of the holy Gospel of Christ, to the comfort of your souls.
The preachers before this haue bene Antichristes and now it hath pleased our Sauiour Christ, to shew their false errours, and to teach an other way and maner of the holy Gospell of Christ, to the comfort of your soules.
I trust that there shall and will come others besides me,1 which shall show and preach to you the same faith and manner of living, that I do show and preach to you, which is the very true Gospel of our Saviour Christ, and the mind of the holy fathers, whereby you shall be brought from their errors, wherein you have been long seduced: for before this, there have been many that have slandered you, and the Gospel of our Saviour Christ, of whom spake our Saviour. Math. xviij. Qui scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credit. &c.
I trust that there shall and will come others besides me,1 which shall shew and preach to you the same fayth and maner of liuing, that I do shew and preach to you, whych is the very true Gospell of our Sauiour Christ, and the mind of the holy fathers, wherby you shalbe brought from theyr errours, wherein you haue bene long seduced: for before this, there haue bene many that haue sclaundered you, and the Gospell of our Sauior Christ, of whom spake our Sauiour. Math. xviij. Qui scandalizauerit vnum de pusillis istis, qui in me credit. &c.