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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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He desireth nothing more then our hurt, and the destruction of our Realm: Do not we then violate the judgement of nature, if we give him power and authority to be our Judge?1 His pretended honour first gotten by superstition, after increased by violence, & other ways as evil as that: his power set up by pretence of religion, in deed both against religion, and also contrary to the word of God: his primacy borne by the ignorance of the world, nourished by the ambition of Bishops of Rome, defended by places of Scripture falsely understand: these three things (we say) which are fallen with us, and are like to fall in other Realms shortly, shall they not be established again, if he may decide our cause as him lusteth? if he may at his pleasure oppress a cause most righteous, and set up his, most against truth? Certainly he is very blind, that seeth not, what end we may look for of our controversies, if such our enemy may give the sentence.
He desireth nothing more then our hurt, and the destruction of our Realme: Do not we then violate the iudgement of nature, if we geue him power and authoritie to be our Iudge?1 His pretended honor first gotten by superstition, after encreased by violence, & other waies as euill as that: his power set vp by pretence of religion, in deed both against religion, and also contrary to the word of God: his primacie borne by the ignorancie of the world, nourished by the ambition of Bishops of Rome, defended by places of Scripture falsely vnderstande: these three things (wee say) which are fallen with vs, and are like to fall in other Realmes shortly, shall they not be established agayne, if he may decide our cause as him lusteth? if he may at his pleasure oppresse a cause most righteous, and set vp his, most against truth? Certainely he is very blinde, that seeth not, what ende we may looke for of our controuersies, if suche our enemie may geue the sentence.
- 1Against all reason that he which is our accuser should also be our judge. The Popes honour first gotten by superstition borne by ignorance, nourished by ambition, increased by violence, defended by false understanding & wresting of scriptures.Agaynst all reason that he which is our accuser should also be our iudge. The Popes honor first gotten by superstytion borne by ignorance, nourished by ambition, increased by violence, defended by false vnderstanding & wrasting of scriptures.