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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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And herein the bishop of Rome outrageously usurpeth upon God, as he doth upon the world, to take the honour and names (only to God appropriate) to himself,1 and doth grievously blaspheme and offend God therein. Greater blasphemy can not be, then to ascribe to God, that that no ways belongeth unto him, or to take from God, that that is unto him appropriate. It is meet therefore he do betimes and in season, leave his unjust encroachments both against his Lord God, and also against the world, least he do provoke God to pour out all his vials of wrath upon him:2 the Vaees, I mean, the maledictions and vengeance that John speaketh of in the Apocalypse.3 I would advise him to cease the injuries which he hath & daily doth against the Christ our great high universal Bishop, least thou excommunicate and strike him, least thou show thy wrath and judgement against him and utterly extinct his pride and ambitious pretensed authority. For thou wilt be known, thou wilt be known to be God. And thou art and wilt be our great universal and supreme Bishop, what so ever the bishop of Rome shall attempt to the contrary:4 and thou wilt punish his worldly arrogancy, and strike when thou seest thy time. And though it be long ere thou strike, yet let him beware, for strike thou wilt if thou be utterly provoked: And when thou doest strike, thy stroke is great, thy stroke is dreadful and sore. It vanquisheth the body, it slayeth the soul, it damneth both. Beware therefore thou Bishop of Rome, and be con tent with thine own diocese, with thine own charge, as other Bishops are with theirs:5 For further then thine own diocese, thy jurisdiction doth not stretch.
And herein the byshop of Rome outragiously vsurpeth vpon God, as he doth vpon the world, to take the honor and names (onely to God appropriate) to himselfe,1 and doth greuously blaspheme and offend God therein. Greater blasphemy can not be, then to ascribe to God, that that no wayes belongeth vnto him, or to take frō God, that that is vnto him appropriate. It is meete therefore he do betimes and in season, leaue his vniust encrochmentes both agaynst his Lord God, and also agaynst the world, least he do prouoke God to poure out all his vialles of wrath vpon him: