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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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He also addeth another similitude or parable. When thou goest (quoth he) a journey, not knowing perfectly the way, thou wilt, lest thou should fail of the right way, enquire of one man and after of an other, and if thou shouldest chance to go somewhat wide, yet thou wilt not so leave of the journey undone, but make inquisition again to come where thou wouldest rest: So likewise (saith he) ought we to seek about intentively for the wealth of our soule: Qui sunt probi clavigeri, & qui non, that is to say, who are the right key bearers and who not: meaning thereby the key bearers, Christs apostles, and bearers of his testimony or message. Which saying, although it were written of no authentical author (howbeit it is written even of him whom I showed you in the said work) but uttered of one that were in little estimation, every indifferent person having wit and reason, would assent (I doubt not) that it is full true.
He also addeth another similitude or parable. When thou goest (quoth he) a iourney, not knowing perfitely the way, thou wilt, lest thou should fayle of the right way, enquire of one man and after of an other, and if thou shouldest chaunce to go somewhat wyde, yet thou wilt not so leaue of the iourney vndone, but make inquisition againe to come where thou wouldest rest: So likewise (sayth he) ought wee to seeke about intentiuely for the wealth of our soule: Qui sunt probi clauigeri, & qui non, that is to saye, who are the right key bearers and who not: meaning thereby the key bearers, Christes apostles, and bearers of his testimony or message. Which saying, although it were written of no autenticall authour (howbeit it is written euen of him whome I shewed you in the sayde worke) but vttered of one that were in little estimation, euery indifferent person hauing wit and reason, would assent (I doubt not) that it is full true.
The same author also, in an Epistle which you shall find in a work called Psegmata Chrysostomi, 1showeth (as I remember) how certain men deemed ill of him, for because he did study Origenes works, which afore was condemned for an heretic: