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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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In the 25. where you ask, whether every Priest is bound to say daily his Matins & Evensong, according as it is ordained by the church,1 or whether he may leave them unsaid, without offence or deadly sin? I say, that prayer in scripture is much commended, and many great and unmeasurable benefits are showed to ensue thereupon, that men should the more lustily give themselves thereto. With prayer doth S Paul bid us to fight, in divers places, continuing in the same against our ghostly enemies. A figure of this is read in Exodus, when the Israelites fought in battle against a nation of Infidels:2 I trow their Captain was called Amalecke. Moses stood upon a mountain,3 to behold what should be the conclusion, and lifting up his hands, prayed that it might well succeed with the Israelites, but in long holding them up, at last his fervour began to grow cold and faint, & his hands sagged downward, and ever as his hands grew heavy (which signifieth, that his affection in praying abated & waxed cold) the Infidels prevailed: but as he kept them heaved upward (whereby was meant intentive prayer of a devout mind) he purchased victory to the Israelites. Aaron and Hur, which indited the law to the people, and were thereof the interpreters, stood with Moses, which alway, as they did see his arms to faint, did uphold them, so that finally the victory came unto Israel.
In the 25. where you aske, whether euery Priest is bound to say dayly his Mattins & Euēsong, according as it is ordeined by the church,1 or whether he may leaue them vnsayd, without offence or deadly sinne? I say, that prayer in scripture is much commended, and many great and vnmeasurable benefites are shewed to ensue thereupon, that men should the more lustily geue themselues therto. With prayer doth S Paul bid vs to fight, in diuers places, cōtinuing in the same agaynst our ghostly enemies. A figure of this is read in Exodus, when the Israelites fought in batta•le agaynst a nation of Infidels:2