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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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Thus (I say) I believe Saints in heaven do pray for us, as petitioners, but not as Mediators. Yea, all they, I ween, do pray & long that the day of judgement may soon come, according to the saying of Paul:1 Solicita creaturae expectatio revelationem filiorum dei expectat. The fervent desire of the creature waiteth when the sons of God shall be revealed. And agayne: Omnis creatura congemiscit, & nobiscum parturit usque ad hoc tempus. Every creature groaneth with us and travelleth in pain together unto this present. Which shall be for the accomplishment of glory both to them and to all other elect of god to be his children and coinheritors with Christ.
Thus (I say) I beleue Sayntes in heauen do pray for vs, as petitioners, but not as Mediators. Yea, all they, I weene, do pray & long that the day of iudgement may soone come, according to the saying of Paule:1 Solicita creaturae expectatio reuelationem filiorum dei expectat. The feruēt desire of the creature waiteth whē the sonnes of God shalbe reueled. And agayne: Omnis creatura congemiscit, & nobiscum parturit vsque ad hoc tempus. Euery creature groneth with vs and trauelleth in payne together vnto this present. Which shalbe for the accomplishmet of glory both to them and to all other elect of god to be his children and coinheritors with Christ.
- 1Rom. 8.
¶In the xvj. Article where you demand whether I believe that oblations and pilgrimages may be devoutly & meritoriously done to the Sepulchres and Relics of Saints? I say, that what they may be,1 I can not perfectly tell: For God can so work, that unto those, whom he hath chosen to be inheritors with him,