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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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So likewise did the Angel, Apocalypse. 19. and 22. to whom when John would have fallen down to have adored him which showed him those visions,1 the Angel said unto him: See thou do not so, for I am the servant of God, as thou art. &c.
So likewise did the Aungell, Apocalips. 19. and 22. to whom when Iohn would haue fallen downe to haue adored him which shewed him those visions,1 the Aungell sayd vnto him: See thou do not so, for I am the seruaunt of God, as thou art. &c.
- 1Apoc. 19.22.
Again in the foresaid Peter what an example of reverent humility is to be seen in this, that notwithstanding he with other Apostles having his commission to go over all yet nevertheless he being at Joppa and sent for by Cornelius, durst not go to him, without the vision of a sheet let down from heaven, by the which vision he was admonished not to refuse the Gentiles: or else he knew in himself no such primacy over all people and places given unto him, nor no such commission so large above the other. &c.
Agayne in the foresaid Peter what an example of reuerent humility is to be sene in this, that notwithstāding he with other Apostles hauing his commission to go ouer all yet neuerthelesse he being at Ioppa and sent for by Cornelius, durst not go to him, without the vision of a sheete let downe from heauen, by the which vision he was admonished not to refuse the Gentiles: or els he knew in himselfe no such primacy ouer all people and places geuē vnto him, nor no such commission so large aboue the other. &c.