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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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Other foundation can no man lay, then that which is laid which is Jesus Christ. And likewise in the Epistle, unto the Ephesians,1 where he saith: I am non estis hospites & aduenae sed concives sanctorum, & domestici dei. &c. Now ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but Citizens with the Saints and of the household of God.
Other foundation can no man lay, then that which is laid which is Iesus Christ. And likewise in the Epistle, vnto the Ephesians,1 where he sayth: I am non estis hospites & aduenae sed conciues sanctorum, & domestici dei. &c. Nowe ye are no more strangers and forreiners, but Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God.
1And in the same epistle S. Paul dilating of Christs beneficence, showeth, how that he ordained in the Church divers officers,2 to the edifying of Christen people, that he calleth Christs body, until all we may come unto the unity of faith, which cometh by following of one doctrine which is Christs, whereby we may grow to be perfect men, and that we should not be here like to children carried about with every wind of doctrine by deceit and wiliness of men that study to deceive us.
1And in the same epistle S. Paul dilating of Christes benificence, sheweth, how that he ordained in the Churche diuers officers,2