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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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This was the undoubted Son of God. His prayer and weeping tears were so pleasant unto the father, that it was heard: Exauditus est pro reverentia sua: He was heard & why? For it was so entire, so devout, so reverently done, in such a manner and fashion, with such a zeal grounded upon such a charity, suffering for our guilt, and not for his own. And for that he did the very office of a bishop, so entirely to pray, and so reverently to offer up himself in sacrifice for his people, he was heard, he was heard, his prayer was heard of God. And that is ⟨p. 1099⟩the third property of a good Bishop, to offer sacrifice for his people. Every Bishop, every Bishop for his Diocesans and for the whole universal Church. In these three we ought as much as we may to follow Christ.
This was the vndoubted sonne of God. His prayer and weeping teares were so pleasaunt vnto the father, that it was heard: Exauditus est pro reuerentia sua: He was heard & why? For it was so entire, so deuout, so reuerently done, in such a maner and fashion, with such a zeale grounded vpō such a charity, suffering for our guilt, and not for his owne. And for that he did the very office of a byshop, so entyrely to pray, and so reuerently to offer vp himselfe in sacrifice for his people, he was heard, he was heard, his prayer was heard of God. And that is ⟨p. 1099⟩the third property of a good Bishop, to offer sacrifice for his people. Euery Bishop, euery Bishoppe for his Diocesanes and for the whole vniuersall Church. In these three we ought as much as we may to folow Christ.
1Thus this Christ was and is Pontifex fidelis, a faithful Bishop. Faithful, faithful, in his word, true in his promise, deceiving no man, but profiting all. •n all that he did or spake, he sought nothing his own glory, but the glory of God: teaching thereby all Bishops of the world in all that go about, to do it to the laud, praise and glory of God. And herein we ought also to follow him.