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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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God of thy goodness thou mayest and I trust wilt once make this vainglorious bishop of Rome, first to know and knowledge thy Son Christ to be the only supreme and universal bishop of the world. Secondarily to know himself, his weakness, his frailty and his presumption. To know his office and bounden duty unto thee. To know his own Diocese, and to usurp no further. Thirdly to have a low, humble, meek hart and stomach: to fear thee God and thy judgements, to knowledge his own faults, and usurpations, and to redress the same.
God of thy goodnes thou mayest and I trust wilt once make this vayneglorious bishop of Rome, first to know and knowledge thy sonne Christ to be the onely supreme and vniuersal bishop of the world. Secondarily to know himselfe, his weakenesse, his frailty and his presumption. To know his office and bounden dutye vnto thee. To knowe his owne Dioces, and to vsurpe no further. Thirdly to haue a low, hūble, meek hart and stomacke: to feare thee God and thy iudgementes, to knowledge his owne faultes, and vsurpations, and to redresse the same.
Now to return unto our matter, it followeth in the letter first taken: De quo edere non habent potestatem qui tabernaculo deseruiunt. &c. And thus much out of John Longlandes Sermon against the Pope.
Now to returne vnto our matter, it foloweth in ye letter first taken: De quo edere non habent potestatem qui tabernaculo deseruiunt. &c. And thus much out of Iohn Longlandes Sermon agaynst the Pope.
You heard before by the kings Injunctions above expressed, and directed out. an. 1538. how all such Images & pictures, which were abused with pilgrimage of offerings of any Idolatry, where abolished: by virtue of which Injunction, 1