A67926:3274
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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According to this, it is written in your Decrees after this form: ignorance, saith the Law (mark it well I beseech you all) is the mother of all errors.1 Which ought to be eschewed especially of Priests, that among the people of God have taken upon them the office of preaching: priests are commanded to read holy Scriptures, as saith Paul the Apostle to Timothy: Give heed to reading, exhortation, 2and teaching, and continue always in the same. Let priests therefore know holy Scripture, and let all their labour be in preaching and teaching, and let them edify all men both in knowledge of faith, and in discipline of good works.3 These be the words of the law in the Decrees Dist. 38. Where you see how the Law lamenteth ignorance in all persons, for it is the original of all errors. God send us therefore the knowledge of his true gospel.4 It biddeth that ignorance should be utterly eschewed, and principally of priests, whose labour and diligence should be bestowed all in reading of scripture, & preaching the same, bringing in for the same purpose, the saying of the Apostle, which willeth in like manner.
According to this, it is written in your Decrees after this fourme: ignoraunce, sayth the Lawe (marke it well I beseeche you al) is the mother of all errours.1 Which ought to be eschewed especially of Priests, that among the people of God haue taken vpon thē the office of preaching: priests are commaunded to reade holy Scriptures, as sayth Paul the Apostle to Timothe: Giue heede to reading, exhortation, 2and teaching, and continue alwayes in the same. Let priests therefore knowe holy Scripture, and let all their labour be in preaching and teaching, and let them edifie all men both in knowledge of fayth, and in discipline of good workes.3 These be the wordes of the lawe in the Decrees Dist. 38. Where you see howe the Lawe lamenteth ignorance in al persons, for it is the original of al errours. God send vs therfore the knowledge of his true gospel.