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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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Moreover, where ye put Piè, which I call devoutly: very true devotion (that is called in Latin Pietas) is that,1 which hath annexed therewith divine promises for this present life to come: as witnesseth Paul. 1. Tim. 4. which is nothing else but the observation of Christs law,2 that in the Psalm for the pureness thereof, is called argentum igne examinatum, 3purgatum septuplum: Silver fined often and many times through fire. It hath no chaff in it, as hath mens traditions, but is pure and clean wheat, as showeth Jeremiah writing in this wise. Quid paleis ad triticum? Propter hoc ego ad Prophetas, dicit dominus, qui furantur verba mea unusquisque a proximo suo, & seducunt populum meum in mendacijs suis & in erroribus suis. What is the chaff to the wheat? Therefore behold, I will come against the Prophets, saith the Lord that steal my word every one from his neighbour, and deceive my people in their lies and in their errors. 4And this devotion is that which S. James calleth the pure Religion of Christ, saying: Pure and immaculate religion afore God the father is, to visit fatherless children and widows in their vexation. 5Whereby he meaneth all needy people that are succourless and helpless, without counsel and other aims,6 according to our ability, whensoever▪ we see them in need or distress.
Moreouer, where ye put Piè, which I call deuoutly: very true deuotion (that is called in Latine Pietas) is that,1 which hath annexed therewith diuine promises for thys present life to come: as witnesseth Paule.