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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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For that word which came from the breast of Christ him self, and was written of other, that wrote and spake by the suggestion of his spirit the holy ghost,1 showeth full perfectly his blessed will, which is the true and certain Image of his mind and devise. If this therefore were diligently inculcate, I think we should be transformed anew, according to the mind of Paul, which writing to the Colossians,2 saith thus: See that you lye not one to an other, after that now you have put of the old man with his works, and have put upon you the new man, which is transformed and renovate after the knowledge and image of him that made us. Yea, thus should we all be docti à Deo▪ taught of God, as is said in John and all should know God both small and great,3 according to the promise recited in the Hebrews: yea thus should we be restored to goodness,4 that we should have the Image of God, •arned in our hearts full expressly. For every man is transformed into the fashion of virtuous things that he is accustomed to read and hear.5 And therefore it were a great grace, if we might have the word of God diligently and often spoken and song unto us in such wise; that the people might understand it. Yea, then should it come to pass, that crafts men should sing spiritual psalms sitting at their work, and the husbandman at his plough, as wisheth S. Hierome.
For that word which came from the brest of Christ him selfe, and was writtē of other, that wrote and spake by the suggestion of his spirite the holy ghost,1 sheweth full perfectly his blessed will, which is the true and certayne Image of his mind and deuise. If this therfore were diligently inculcate, I thinke we should be transformed anewe, according to the minde of Paule, which writing to the Colossians,