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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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And as concerning the exciting of mens memory, I would suppose, that it Christs doctrine were so showed and opened, that people might clearly understand it (and that is the principal office of prelates and curates to do, by diligent teaching thereof) I think verily we should have little need of any other Images, then that should by wholesome doctrine be showed unto us by word of mouth & writing: Quoniam nihil tam efficax ad comonefaciendum discipulos, quam viva vox. Nothing is so effectual to excite the remembrance of disciples, as the lively voice of good teachers: as it is testified both by common report, and also by the sentence of learned men.
And as concerning the exciting of mens memory, I would suppose, that it Christes doctrine were so shewed and opened, that people might clearely vnderstand it (and that is the principall office of prelats and curates to do, by diligent teaching thereof) I thinke veryly we should haue litle need of any other Images, then that should by wholsome doctrine be shewed vnto vs by word of mouth & writing: Quoniam nihil tam efficax ad comonefaciendum discipulos, quam viua vox. Nothing is so effectuall to excite the remembraunce of disciples, as the liuely voyce of good teachers: as it is testified both by common report, and also by the sentence of learned men.
So that I suppose, if this lively doctrine of God had afore time been apertly & diligently opened unto the people, as curates ought to have done, we should have such profit thereby, that we should not need to contend for setting up or taking down of other dumb stocks & lifeless stones,1 carved or made by men. And if prelates would begin to set up Christs word, which alas for pity, is not looked upon, but rather trodden down & despised, so that many are not ashamed to say, I will have no more learning in Christs law, then my predecessors, for they that magnify it, must be sore punished, and taken for heretics, with such other grievous words) if this doctrine were yet set up in Churches (I say) and truly opened, that all men might have their judgement thereby reformed and made clear, I think we should not greatly need the profit that cometh by Images made of men, to excite our remembrance to live Christerily.