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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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Now it remaineth, that as you have heard the opinions (which principally in number were 4.) so also we declare their reasons & scriptures whereupon they grounded,1 & after that consequently the order & manner of penance to them enjoined by the Bishop. And first against pilgrimage and against worshipping of Images, they used this text of the Apoc. 9. I saw horses in a vision, and the heads of them, as the heads of Lions: smoke, fire, and brimstone came out of their mouths: with these 3. plagues, the third part of men were slain of the smoke and of the fire, and of the brimstone that came out of the mouths of them. They that were not slain of these 3. plagues were such as worshipped not devils, and images of gold and silver of brass, of tree, and of stone. &c. Ex Regist. Longland. Fol. 72. Also they used & alleged the first commandment, that there is but one God, & that they ought not to worship moe Gods then one. &c
Now it remaineth, that as you haue heard the opiniōs (which principally in number were 4.) so also we declare their reasons & scriptures wherupon they grounded,1 & after that consequently the order & maner of penance to them inioyned by the Byshop. And first agaynst pilgrimage and agaynst worshipping of Images, they vsed this text of the Apoc. 9. I saw horses in a vision, and the heads of thē, as the heads of Lions: smoke, fire, and brimstone came out of theyr mouthes: with these 3. plages, the third part of men were slayne of the smoke and of the fire, and of the brimstone that came out of the mouthes of them. They that were not slayn of these 3. plagues were such as worshipped not deuils, and images of gold and siluer of brasse, of tree, and of stone. &c. Ex Regist. Longland. Fol. 72. Also they vsed & alledged the first commaundement, that there is but one God, & yt they ought not to worship mo Gods then one. &c
- 1The reasons and probations of their doctrine.