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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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Finally, it is showed further, after what manner he shall come again, by these words: Even as you have seen him going up into heaven. Which is not else, but, as you did visibly see him ascend or go away to heaven, a cloud embracing him and taking him from among you: even so shall you visibly see him to come again in the clouds, as we read. Math. 26.1 You shall see the Son of man to come in the clouds of heaven. And again, Math. 24. And they shall see the Son of man. Such other texts have we full many, declaring my sentence to be Catholic and true. Of which I here shall briefly note some places, and pass over them, knowing that a little rehearsal is sufficient to your noble wisdom, The places be, Mark 16. Luke 24. John 13.14.16. and 17. Rom. 8. Ephes. 1. and 2. and 2. Cor. 6. Hebr. 8.9.10. and 12. and 1. Thess. 4. and 1. Pet. 2. which all do testify, that Christ hath bodily forsaken the world, departed from it unto his father, ascended into heaven, sitting still upon the right hand of the father above all dominion, power, and principality, where he is present advocate and intercessor before his father, and that he shall so bodily come again, like as he was seen to depart from hence.
Finally, it is shewed further, after what maner he shal come againe, by these woordes: Euen as you haue seene hym going vp into heauen. Which is not els, but, as you did visibly see him ascend or go away to heauē, a cloud embrasing him and taking him from among you: euen so shal you visibly see hym to come againe in the cloudes, as wee reade.