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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 that is written in Luke, whereas our Saviour speaketh to all his Church signified in the person of Saint Peter. Peter (quoth he) I have prayed that thy faith should not fail, and thou being converted, go then about to confirm thy brethren So that he would have Peter stablished first in faith of his sure doctrine,1 and then to go forth, as he did, to teach other to be grounded in the same likewise. And thus ought all priests to be called Presbyteri, which will be ministers in the Church, for so biddeth S. Peter in his first Epistle, in the last chapter, saying thus: I beseech the Priests (quoth he) that are among you, I my self being a priest, and a witness bearer of Christs afflictions, and also a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed, see that you with all diligence do feed the flock of Christ taking care of the same, 2not as enforced thereto, but willingly: not desiring filthy lucre, but with a loving mind: neither as men exercising dominion over the children or inheritors of God, but so that you be patterns, or ensample givers to the flock. See, how he requireth of priests that they should spend all their diligence to feed Christs flock, and to show good ensample of living, making no mention of long Matins saying, which then were not mentioned nor spoken of.
To this accordeth that is written in Luke, whereas our Sauiour speaketh to all his Churche signified in the person of Saint Peter. Peter (quoth he) I haue prayed that thy faith should not fayle, and thou being conuerted, goe then about to confirme thy brethren So that he would haue Peter stablished first in faith of his sure doctrine,1 and then to go forth, as he did, to teache other to be grounded in the same likewise. And thus ought all priests to be called Presbyteri, which will be ministers in the Church, for so biddeth S. Peter in his first Epistle, in the last chapter, saying thus: I beseech the Priestes (quoth he) that are among you, I my selfe being a priest, and a witnes bearer of Christes afflictions, and also a partaker of the glory which shalbe reuealed, see that you with all diligence doe feede the flock of Christ taking care of the same, 2