A67926:1997
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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Brusierd. 1Although you have blasphemed most perniciously the immaculate flock of Christ, with certain blasphemies of yours: yet being moved partly with your gentle petitions, partly pitying your case & towardly disposition, I am come hither to talk with you secretly, before the rumour be disclosed, upon the consideration of the threefold errors which I see in you. First for that, when you began to shoot the dart of your pestiferous error more vehemently than you ought, against the breast of the ignorant multitude, you seem to pour upon the ground, the precious blood of Christ, as with a certain vehement violence out of the miserable vessel of your hart. Whereas you said,2 that none of the saints do make intercession for us, nor obtain for us any thing, you have perilously blasphemed the efficacy of the whole church, consecrated with the precious blood of Christ. Which thing you are not able to deny, especially seeing the same so incessantly doth knock at the gates of heaven, through the continual intercession of the saints, according as in the sevenfold Litany manifestly appeareth to be seen.
Brusierd. 1ALthough you haue blasphemed most pernitiously the immaculate flocke of Christ, with certayne blasphemyes of yours: yet being moued partly with your gentle petitions, partly pitying your case & towardly dispositiō, I am come hither to talke with you secretly, before the rumor be disclosed, vpon the consideration of the threefolde errors which I see in you. First for that, when you began to shoot the dart of your pestiferous error more vehemently thē you ought, agaynst the brest of the ignorant multitude, you seeme to poure vpō the ground, the precious bloud of Christ, as with a certein vehement violence out of the miserable vessel of your hart. Wheras you sayd,2 that none of the sayntes do make intercession for vs, nor obteine for vs any thing, you haue perilously blasphemed the efficacy of the whole church, cōsecrated with the precious bloud of Christ. Which thing you are not able to deny, especially seing ye same so incessantly doth knocke at the gates of heauē, through the continuall intercession of the sayntes, according as in the seuenfolde Letany manifestly appeareth to be seene.