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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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Other be called priests in the new Testament by this word, Sacerdotes, that is to say (I think) sacrificers. And thus as Christ was called Rex & Sacerdos, King & Priest, so be all true Christen men in the new Testament (as is testified. Apocal. 1.) by Christ, made Kings and Priests. The words in the Apocal. be thus:1 To Jesus Christ which hath loved us, and washed us from our sins through his blood, and made us kings and priests unto God even his father, unto him be glory and rule for ever and ever. Amen. Thus saith S. John, speaking of all Christen people.2 In like manner is it said. 1. Peter. 2. where he writeth unto all Christen men: You (quoth he) be a chosen generation, a regal priest hood, an holy people. 3S. Bede expounding the same (as my remembrance doth serve) shall testify plainly with me. And S. Augustine I wot well, in divers places recordeth, that all Christen men be so called, Regale Lacerdotium. And likewise doth Faber in his Commentaries upon the same place. Whosoever looketh upon the treatise called Unio dissidentium, shall find a multitude of ancient Fathers sayings declaring the same.
Other be called priestes in the new Testament by thys word, Sacerdotes, that is to say (I thinke) sacrificers. And thus as Christ was called Rex & Sacerdos, Kyng & Prieste, so be all true Christen men in the newe Testament (as is testified. Apocal. 1.) by Christ, made Kinges and Priestes. The wordes in the Apocal. be thus:1 To Iesu Christ whyche hath loued vs, and washed vs from our sinnes through his bloud, and made vs kinges and priestes vnto God euen his father, vnto him be glory and rule for euer and euer. Amen. Thus sayth S. Iohn, speaking of all Christen people.2 In like maner is it sayde.