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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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Moreover, that they shall declare unto all such as be under their cure,1 the Articles likewise devised, put forth and authorised of late, for and concerning the abrogation of certain superstitious holidays, according to the effect and purport of the same Articles, and persuade their parishioners to keep and observe the same inviolably as things wholesome, provided, decreed, and established by common consent and public authority for the weal commodity, and profit of all this Realm.
Moreouer, that they shall declare vnto all such as be vnder their cure,1 the Articles likewise deuised, put forth and authorised of late, for and concerning the abrogation of certayne superstitious holydaies, according to the effecte and purport of the same Articles, and persuade their parishioners to keepe and obserue the same inuiolably as things wholesome, prouided, decreed, and established by common consent and publike authoritie for the weale cō moditie, and profite of all this Realme.
- 1The kings Articles to be […] to the people.The kinges Articles to be 〈…〉 to the people.
Besides this, to the intent that all superstition and hypocrisy crept into divers mens hearts, may vanish away, they shall not set forth nor extol any images,1 relics, or miracles, for any superstition or lucre, nor allure the people by any entreatments, to the pilgrimages of any Saints, otherwise then is permitted in the Articles lately put forth by the authority of the Kings Majesty, and condescended upon by the Prelates and Clergy of this his Realm in Convocation, as though it were proper or peculiar to that Saint to give this commodity or that, seeing all goodness, health, and grace ought to be both looked and asked for, only of God, as of the very author of the same, and of none other, for without him it can not be given: but they shall exhort as well their parishioners, as other pilgrims, that they do rather apply themselves to the keeping of Gods commandments,