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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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By Moses is signified, as showeth great Clerks, devotion.1 By Aaron and Hur, the knowledge of Gods doctrine. Which two things▪ (devotion I mean & knowledge) all men had need to have presently with them: for devotion doth elevate the mind to God: but knowledge doth sustain or uphold the same, that it may with courage continue not falling down, but so alway doth incense and kindle it, that it mounteth up into the presence of our heavenly father, where they savour together far more sweetly then any fumigation either of Juniper, Incense, or what soever else, be they never so pleasant, doth savour in any mans nose.
By Moses is signified, as sheweth great Clerkes, deuotion.1 By Aaron and Hur, the knowledge of Gods doctrine. Which two thinges▪ (deuotion I meane & knowledge) all men had need to haue presently with thē: for deuotion doth eleuate the mind to God: but knowledge doth susteine or vphold the same, that it may with courage continue not falling down, but so alway doth incense and kindle it, that it mounteth vp into the presence of our heauenly father, where they sauour together farre more sweetely then any fumigation either of Iuniper, Incense, or what soeuer els, be they neuer so pleasaunt, doth sauour in any mans nose.
- 1Devotion and knowledge to be joined together.Deuotion and knowledg to be ioyned together.
Therefore S. Paul seeing how necessary the knot of these two, devotion & knowledge of Gods will was, which is showed in scripture (as teacheth saint Cyprian in these words: The will of God, saith he, is that which Christ both taught and wrought) Paul, I say, seeing this, wished to be excommunicate and separate from God, for to have the Jews to come to the knowledge of Christs Church,