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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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One thing yet I will show you in this case, of which thing I was once advertised by a great learned man, who (as I suppose) is now living, I will not name him, least I should perhaps cause any displeasure to be conceived against him thorough my relation. The thing was this:1 I will (quoth he) pray unto Saints, but that shall be, when I think that God, either can not,2 or will not give me my petition. But that (as I showed in the convocation house) shall never be, I hope. And therefore it is to me needless to seek any further about, standing in such trust and belief•, as I hope I have found upon Gods sure promise.
One thing yet I will shewe you in thys case, of whych thing I was once aduertised by a great learned man, who (as I suppose) is nowe liuing, I will not name hym, least I should perhaps cause any displeasure to be conceyued against him thorough my relation. The thing was this:1 I will (quoth he) pray vnto Saintes, but that shall be, when I thinke that God, either can not,2 or will not geue me my petition. But that (as I shewed in the conuocation house) shall neuer be, I hope. And therfore it is to me needlesse to seeke any further about, standing in such trust and belief•, as I hope I haue found vpon Gods sure promise.
- 1The laying of a learned m•n.
- 2Saints are to be prayed to when God is not able or will not hear us.Saintes are to be prayed to when God is not able or will not heare vs.