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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 he shall find there plenty of spiritual food for himself & for his people, to edify their souls, to instruct and call them to the knowledge of God to feed them plentifully, that they shall not lack necessaries to their souls. Let us therefore so live, that we may be called Pontifices appellati a Deo.1
And he shall finde there plenty of spirituall food for himselfe & for his people, to edify their soules, to instruct and call thē to the knowledge of God to feed thē pletifully, that they shall not lack necessaryes to their soules. Let vs therfore so liue, that we may be called Pōtifices appellati a Deo.1
- 1Hebr. 7.
This our great Bishop Christ is also: Pontifex, sanctus, innocens, impollu•us, segregatus à peccatoribus, excelsior coelis, sedens à dextris Dei, emundans conscientias nostras à peccatis, intrans sancta sanctorum per proprium sanguinem He is Sanctus A holy Bishop, and willeth us to be holy in our conversation,1 applying our selves unto godliness to the service of God, to live like bishops, like priests▪ pure, clean, chaste, devout, studious, faithfully labouring in his word, praying, doing sacrifice, and ever to be godly and virtuously occupied.
This our great Byshop Christ is also: Pontifex, sanctus, innocens, impollu•us, segregatus à peccatoribus, excelsior coelis, sedens à dextris Dei, emundans conscientias nostras à peccatis, intrans sancta sanctorum per proprium sanguinem He is Sanctus A holy Bishop, and willeth vs to be holy in our conuersation,