A67926:3283
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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And here I will add one reason. The Scripture is the spiritual food and sustenance of mans soul. This is showed to be true in many places of Scripture: like as other corporal meat is the food of the body.1 Then it he be an unkind father that keepeth bodily meat away the space of a week or a month from his children, it should seem that our bishops be no gentle pastors or fathers, that keep away the food of mens souls from them (specially when other do offer the same) both months, years, & ages. Neither do I see any opportunity of time, or reasonable advisement, that should cause it to be withdrawn & taken away, but the contrary rather: for it is reason convenient & needful for men to eat their meat ever when they are right hungry, & blessed are they that hunger & thirst after the word of god, which teacheth to know him, and to do his pleasure at all times:2 for that we do crave every day in our Pater noster saying: Give us Lord our heavenly bread.
And here I will adde one reason. The Scripture is the spiritual foode and sustenaunce of mans soule. This is shewed to be true in many places of Scripture: like as other corporal meat is the foode of the body.1 Then it he be an vnkinde father that keepeth bodily meate awaye the space of a weke or a moneth frō his children, it should seme that our bishops be no gentle pastors or fathers, that kepe away the foode of mens soules frō them (specially when other do offer the same) both mōthes, yeres, & ages. Neyther do I see any oportunity of time, or reasonable aduisement, that should cause it to be withdrawn & taken away, but the contrary rather: for it is reson cōuenient & needfull for men to eate their meate euer whē they are right hūgry, & blessed are they that hūger & thirst after the word of god, which teacheth to know him, and to do his pleasure at all times:2 for that we doe craue euery day in our Pater noster saying: Giue vs Lord our heauenly bread.
- 1A perfect reason why Scripture ought not to be withdrawn from the people at any time.