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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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¶The grace of our Saviour Jesus, his patience, meekness, humbleness, circumspection, and wisdom, be with your hart, Amen.
¶The grace of our Sauiour Iesus, his pacience, meekenesse, humblenesse, circumspection, and wisedome, be with your hart, Amen.
Dearly beloved brother Jacob, mine harts desire in our Saviour Jesus is,1 that you arm your self with patience, and be cold, sober, wise and circumspect, and that you keep you allow by the ground, avoiding hie questions that pass the common capacity. But expound the law truly, and open the veil of Moses to condemn all flesh,2 & prove all men sinners, & all deeds under the law, before mercy have taken away the condemnation thereof, to be sin and damnable: and then as a faithful minister, set abroach the mercy of our Lord Jesus,3 and let the wounded con sciences drink of the water of him. And then shall your preaching be with power, & not as the doctrine of the hypocrites: and the spirit of God shall work with you, and all consciences shall bear record unto you, and feel that it is so. And all doctrine that casteth a mist on those two, to shadow and hide them I mean the law of God and mercy of Christ, that resist you withal your power. Sacraments without signification, refuse. If they put significations to them, receive them, if you see it may help, though it be not necessary. Of the presence of Christs body in the Sacrament, meddle as little as you can,4 that there appear no division among us. Barnes will be hot against you. The Saxons be sore on the affirmative, whether constant or obstinate, I omit it to God. Phillip Melanchthon is said to be with the French king. There be in Antwerp that say, they saw him come into Paris with an C. and L. horses, and that they spake with him. If the Frenchmen receive the word of God, he will plant the