A67926:3246
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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In the xxiij. where you do ask, whether I believe that it is lawful for lay people of both kinds,1 that is to wit, both men and women, to sacrifice and preach the word of God, I say that it is not meet for none, in mine opinion to preach openly the word of God,2 except they be chosen & elect to the same, either by God, or solemnly by men, or else by both, and therefore S. Paul calleth him self in all his Epistles, an Apostle of God, that is to wit, a messenger of God. And to the Galatians he writeth thus: Paul an Apostle, not sent by men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ. Also to the Romans: How shall men preach truly (quoth he) except they be sent.
In the xxiij. where you doe aske, whether I beleeue that it is lawefull for lay people of both kindes,1 that is to wit, both men and women, to sacrifice and preach the word of God, I say that it is not meet for none, in mine opinion to preach openly the word of God,2 except they be chosen & elect to the same, either by God, or solemnly by men, or els by both, and therefore S. Paule calleth him selfe in all his Epistles, an Apostle of God, that is to wit, a messenger of God. And to the Galathians he writeth thus: Paule an Apostle, not sent by men, nor by man, but by Iesus Christ. Also to the Romanes: How shall men preach truely (quoth he) excepte they be sent.