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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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Then they caused the apostles to be brought into their Council house, the high priest beginning his proposition against the apostles in this form: Have we not straitly commanded you (said he) that you should not preach in the name of Christ? And see, you have filled all Jerusalem with your doctrine. Will you bring this mans blood upon us,1 that we should unrighteously have caused him to suffer death? Then answered Peter and the other Apostles, saying: We ought to obey God more then any man. The God of our fathers hath raised Jesus from death, whom you did slay, hanging him upon a tree. Him notwithstanding hath GOD raised, and by his power advanced to be our king and Saviour: by whom shall be given to all Israel, that will take repentance, forgiveness of sin.
Then they caused the apostles to be brought into their Councell house, the high priest beginning his proposition agaynst the apostles in this forme: Haue we not straytly commaunded you (sayd he) that you should not preach in the name of Christ? And see, you haue filled all Hierusalem with your doctrine. Will you bring this mans bloud vpō vs,1 that we should vnrighteously haue caused him to suffer death? Then aunswered Peter and the other Apostles, saying: We ought to obey God more then any man. The God of our fathers hath raysed Iesu from death, whom you did slay, hanging him vpon a tree. Him notwithstanding hath GOD raysed, and by his power aduaunced to be our king and Sauiour: by whom shalbe geuen to all Israel, that will take repentaunce, forgeuenes of sinne.
- 1God to be obeyed more then men. Act. 5.
These great rulers hearing this, their harts were therewith cloven a sunder, and they counselled together for to slay the apostles. But one good man among their multitude advised them otherwise, whose advise they did approve. Then they called the apostles again afore them, causing them to be scourged, & charged them no more to preach in the name of Jesus, and so did let them depart.