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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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1In like form doeth he warn us in the Epistle to the Hebrews, that we should not be carried about as the wind with divers and strange doctrines, but continue in that which ever continueth like and all one, agreeable for all men in all parts,2 and that at all times: not being changeable as mens constitutions be, whereof look what one doth counsel or ordain to be of effect, another annulleth the same, according as mens minds do alway alter and are full unsteady. Neither do such pertain unto all men, for the Greeks with other (whom the Pope, nor none of his people will yet deny to be of Christs Church) will in no condition admit such, neither for men to live after them, nor to believe them as pertaining to their faith: But they allow well the doctrine that persevereth ever one,3 and is immutable, as showeth Saint Paul saying: Jesus Christ yesterday, and to day is all one: and so ever shall be. He is white bread without any sower leaven of Pharisaical traditions: verity without guile, light without any darkness: the very straight way that hath neither hook, nor crook. From this ought we not to turn neither upon one hand, nor other, unless we will go from him that is our felicity and anchor of safety.
1In like forme doeth he warne vs in the Epistle to the Hebrues, that we should not be caried about as the wind with diuers and straunge doctrines, but continue in that which euer continueth like and all one, agreeable for all men in all partes,2 and that at all times: not being chaungeable as mens constitutions be, whereof looke what one doth counsaile or ordaine to be of effecte, another annulleth the same, according as mens mindes doe alway alter and are full vnstedy. Neither doe such pertaine vnto all men, for the Greekes with other (whome the Pope, ne none of his people wil yet deny to be of Christes Church) will in no condition admitte such, neither for men to liue after them, nor to beleeue them as pertaining to theyr faith: But they allowe well the doctrine that perseuereth euer one,3