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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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A like demand with answer thereto annexed,1 shall you find in the 11. of Luke, where Christ would not refrain to speak any deal more easily. Therefore I beseech them that deem me (God wotteth whether▪ righteously or no) slanderously to revise the said places, and ⟨p. 1115⟩then counsel me to do that shall be most expedient to follow if their charity will so require. Yet would I that all people should know, that I do not reprove that saying of the xv. Oos, which (so far •orth as my remembrance doth serve) is a very good prayer,2 or such like prayers: nor would I that any person should think me to disallow any discreet fastings, for such, not only present with you, but even from hence absent, have I commended in earnest speaking, and so intend to do by the assistance of Gods grace. Nevertheless such vain promises I do abhor, as be with them annexed, with the upholders of the same. For such do cause vain confidence in the people, withdrawing and seducing them from the right belief of the Gospel, (which Christen men ought only to build their faith upon) unto new inventions of vanity. S. Paul calleth such, old women's tales, where he writeth unto Timothy, bidding him to beware of them, & to throw them away.
A like demaund with aunswere thereto annexed,1 shall you finde in the 11. of Luke, where Christ woulde not refrayne to speake any deale more easily. Therefore I beseech them that deeme me (God wotteth whether▪ righteously or no) sclaunderously to reuise the sayde places, and ⟨p. 1115⟩thē councel me to do that shalbe most expedient to folow if their charitie will so require. Yet would I that all people should knowe, that I do not reproue that saying of the xv. Oos, which (so farre •orth as my remembrance doth serue) is a very good praier,