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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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So that finally, this truth of the Lord or his body, which is dispersed every where abroad,1 is the spiritual profit, fruit, and comfort, that is opened, to be received every where of all men by faith in the verity of the Lord, that is to wit, in the very and true promise or Testament made to us in the Lords body that was crucified and suffered death for us, and arose again ascending immortal into heaven: where he sitteth, that is, abideth on the right hand of his father, from thence not to return until the general dome or judgement. This bodily absence of our Saviour is likewise clearly showed in the 50. treatise that he maketh upon John: where he doth expound this text: Ye have the poor always with you, 2but you shall not always have me with you, to my purpose, that thereby I count and hold mine opinion to be rather Catholic, then theirs that hold the contrary. Finally, the same doth he confirm in his Sermons of the second and third Ferries of Gaster, and in so many places besides forth, as here can not be recited, the number of them is so passing great.
So that finally, this truth of the Lord or his body, which is dispersed euery where abroade,1 is the spirituall profite, fruite, and comforte, that is opened, to bee receiued euery where of all men by faith in the veritie of the Lord, that is to witte, in the very and true promise or Testament made to vs in the Lordes body that was crucified and suffered death for vs, and arose againe ascending immortall into heauen: where he sitteth, that is, abideth on the right hand of his father, from thence not to returne vntill the generall dome or iudgement. This bodily absence of our Sauiour is likewise clearely shewed in the 50. treatise that hee maketh vpon Iohn: where he doth expound this text: Ye haue the poore alwayes with you, 2but you shall not alwayes haue mee with you, to my purpose, that thereby I count and holde mine opinion to be rather Catholicke, then theirs that hold the contrary. Finally, the same doth he confirme in his Sermons of the seconde and thirde Feries of Gaster, and in so many places besides forth, as here can not be recited, the number of them is so passing great.