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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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O thou blind & unlearned fool (said they) is not the confession & consent of all the world as we confess & consent,1 that the popes holiness is the supreme head & vicar of Christ? That is (said Benet) because they are blinded & know not the scriptures, but if God would of his mercy open the eyes of princes to know their office, his false supremacy would soon decay. We think (said they) thou art so malicious that thou wilt confess no church. Look (said he) where they are that confess the true name of Jesus Christ,2 & where only Christ is the head, & under him the prince of the realm, to order all bishops, ministers, & preachers, and to see them do their duties in setting forth the only glory of God by preaching the word of God, & where it is preached that Christ is our only advocate, mediator, & patron before God his father, making intercession for us, and where the true faith and confidence in Christs death and passion, and his only merits and deservings are extolled, & our own depressed, where the sacrament is duly without superstition or idolatry administered in remembrance of his blessed passion and only sacrifice upon the cross once for all, and where no superstition reigneth, of that Church will I be.
O thou blinde & vnlearned foole (said they) is not ye confession & consent of all the world as we confesse & consent,1 yt the popes holines is the supreme head & vicar of Christ? That is (saide Benet) because they are blinded & know not the scriptures, but if God wold of his mercy open the eyes of princes to know their office, his false supremacie would sone decay. We thinke (said they) thou art so malitious that thou wilt cōfesse no church. Loke (saide he) where they are that confesse the true name of Iesu Christe,2 & where onely Christ is ye head, & vnder him the prince of the realm, to order al bishops, ministers, & preachers, and to see them doe their dueties in setting forth the only glory of God by preaching the worde of God, & where it is preached that Christ is our only aduocate, mediator, & patrone before God hys father, making intercession for vs, and where the true faith and confidence in Christes death and passion, and his only merits and deseruings are extolled, & our owne depressed, where the sacrament is duly wtout superstition or idolatry administred in remembrance of his blessed passion and only sacrifice vpon the crosse once for all, and where no superstition raigneth, of that Church wil I be.