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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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¶As touching ear confession, I say, that the common fashion now used was never ordained by Christs law, that is written in the Bible: neither can you prove by any authority of the same, that we ought to confess all our offences particularly, with the circumstances of all & of every such, to any man. Again,1 for the maintenance of this which I have said, you shall know that Chrysostom standeth stiffly with me in his Commentaries upon the Epistle to the Hebrews.2 In an homely also that he maketh upon the Psalm Miserere. And moreover in a Sermon that he maketh, De poenitentia: beside many other treatises, wherein he continueth ever one, testifying in semblable wise,
¶As touching eare confession, I say, that the common fashion now vsed was neuer ordeined by Christes law, that is written in the Bible: neither can you proue by any authority of the same, that we ought to confesse all our offences particularly, with the circumstances of all & of euery such, to any man. Agayne,1 for the maintenaunce of this which I haue sayd, you shal know that Chrisostome standeth stifly with me in his Commentaries vpon the Epistle to the Hebrues.2 In an homely also that he maketh vppon the Psalme Miserere. And moreouer in a Sermon that he maketh, De poenitentia: beside many other treatises, wherin he cōtinueth euer one, testifying in semblable wise,
- 1Chrysost. in epist. ad Hed.
- 2In Psal. Miserere Serm. de poenitentia.