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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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To this accordeth the prophesy of Joel recited Act. 2. where in the person of God is said thus:1 I shall pour out of my spirit upon all flesh, & both your sons and your daughters shall prophecy. Thus did Anna the Prophetess daughter of Phanuel, give praise unto Christ in the Temple, & spake of him to all men of Jerusalem, that looked after the redden tion of Israel.
To this accordeth the prophesye of Ioel recited Act. 2. where in the person of God is sayd thus:1 I shall poure out of my spirit vpon all flesh, & both your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecy. Thus did Anna the Prophetesse daughter of Phanuel, geue prayse vnto Christ in the Temple, & spake of him to all men of Hierusalem, that looked after the redē tion of Israel.
This also doth yet speak unto us in Scripture, the virgin Mary, by the song which she made, that is daily recited in the Church, called Magnificat. Yea Stephen also being no Priest,1