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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fidelis Pontifex. He is a faithful bishop: faithful. He is a faithful bishop to God referring all lauds,1 all honour and glory to his father. In all things that he did; miracles or other, he took never the more upon himself. He was also a faithful Bishop to the world: For he did all that belonged to the office of a good Bishop. The very office of a bishop is, praedicare, orare & sacricare, sive offer. To preach, to pray, to do sacrifice or to offer.2 He preached to his people: He taught the world most wholesome doctrine, whereby he called the people to God: he converted sinners, he called them to penance. He made them weep and lament their sins. They followed his person, they followed his word they followed his ensample. They came out of all costs to see him, to hear him, to learn of him. They forsook meat and drink, house and home, and followed him wheresoever he went, as well in wilderness, as else where. In so much that after they had followed him three days, he being moved with pity least they should perish for lack of food being in wilderness far from succour, he fed them twice miraculously. Once in the desert with five loaves and two fishes▪ he fed v.M. men, besides women and children, and there were left xij. great baskets, xij. maunds full of the brokelets, and offals at that meal.3 At another time he fed in wilderness to the number of 4. M. men besides women and children, with seven loves and a few little fishes, and there was left of fragments, 7 maunds full.
Fidelis Pontifex. He is a faythfull bishop: faythfull. He is a faythfull bishop to God referring all laudes,1 all honour and glory to his father. In all thinges that he did; miracles or other, he tooke neuer the more vpon himselfe. He was also a faythfull Bishop to the world: For he did all that belonged to the office of a good Byshop. The very office of a byshop is, praedicare, orare & sacricare, siue offerre. To preach, to pray, to do sacrifice or to offer.2 He preached to his people: He taught the worlde most wholesome doctrine, whereby he called the people to God: he conuerted sinners, he called them to penaunce. He made them weepe and lamēt their sinnes. They folowed his person, they folowed his word they folowed his ensample. They came out of all costs to see him, to heare him, to learne of him. They forsooke meat and drinke, house and home, and folowed him wheresoeuer he went, as well in wildernes, as els where. In so much that after they had folowed him three dayes, he being moued with pity least they shoulde perish for lacke of food being in wildernesse farre from succour, he fed them twise miraculously. Once in the desert with fiue loaues and two fishes he fed v.M. men, besides women and children, and there were left xij. great baskets, xij. maundes full of the brokelets, and offals at that meale.