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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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There shall be false teachers that shall deny the Lord Jesus, which hath redeemed them. And what followeth upon such doctrine of Devils speaking lies thorough hypocrisy? a conscience despairing and without all hope, and so given over unto all wicked lusts,1 according to the saying o• S. Paul: After that they be come to this point that they sorrow no more, they give themselves over unto wantonness, to commit all kind of filthiness, even with a greedy desire: For seeing that it is impossible for them to make satisfaction to GOD, either they murmur against God or else they do not believe him to be so cruel as they do preach and declare him to be. The want of paper will not suffer me to write any more, and I had rather to speak it in private talk unto your self. Whereunto if you would admit me, I trust you should not repent you thereof: and unto me (Christ I take to my witness) it would be a great comfort: in whom I wish you with all your flock heartily well to fear. Your prisoner and humble beadman unto God for you. Tho. Bilney.
There shall be false teachers that shall deny the Lord Iesus, which hath redemed them. And what followeth vppon such doctrine of Deuils speaking lyes thorough hipocrisie? a conscience dispayring and without all hope, and so geuē ouer vnto al wicked lustes,1 according to the saying o• S. Paule: After that they be come to this poynt that they sorow no more, they geue thēselues ouer vnto wantonnes, to commit all kinde of filthines, euen with a greedy desire: For seeing that it is impossible for them to make satisfaction to GOD, either they murmure agaynst God or els they doe not beleue hym to be so cruell as they do preach and declare him to be. The want of paper wyll not suffer me to write any more, and I had rather to speak it in priuate talke vnto your selfe. Wherunto if you would admit me, I trust you should not repent you thereof: and vnto me (Christ I take to my witnes) it would be a great comfort: in whom I wish you with all your flocke hartily well to feare. Your prisoner and humble beadman vnto God for you. Tho. Bilney.
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