A67926:1999
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. I suppose that no man is ignorant, but that the divines of the primitive church have all affirmed to be one mediator between God and man. Neither could any at that time praise or pray to the saints, when as yet they living in the calamities of this body, and wrestling with the contrary winds of this world,1 were not yet come to the port of rest whereunto they were travelling. Paul (I grant) did rightly affirm to be but one mediator of God & men, what time as yet there was no saint canonised or put into the calendar. But now seeing the church doth know, & doth certainly believe, through the undoubted revelations of God, that the blessed virgin & other saints are placed in the bosom of Abraham, she therefore like a good mother hath taught, and that most diligently, us her children, to praise the omnipotent Jesus in his saints: & also to offer up by the same saints, our petitions unto God.2 Thereof it is that the Psal. saith: Praise ye the Lord in his saints. Rightly also do we say and affirm, that saints may pray for us. One man may pray for another. Ergo, much more may saints that do enjoy the fruition of his high majesty. For so it is written: God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit, in the Gospel of his son, that without ceasing I remember you in my prayer always for you. &c.
Brusierd. I suppose that no man is ignorāt, but that the diuines of ye primitiue church haue all affirmed to be one mediator betweene God and man. Neither could any at that time prayse or pray to the saynts, whē as yet they liuing in the calamities of this body, and wrastling with the cōtrary windes of this world,1 were not yet come to the port of rest wherunto they were trauelling. Paul (I graūt) did rightly affirme to be but one mediator of God & men, what time as yet there was no saint canonised or put into ye kalender. But now seing the church doth know, & doth certeinly beleue, through ye vndoubted reuelations of God, that ye blessed virgin & other saints are placed in the bosome of Abraham, she therfore like a good mother hath taught, and that most diligently, vs her children, to prayse the omnipotent Iesus in his saynts: & also to offer vp by the same sayntes, our petitiōs vnto God.2