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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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And he that will after mans wisdom search the mystery of Christs incarnation, doth like unto him that doth seeth lambs flesh in water, because that water in this same place signifieth mans understanding: but we should understand, that all the mystery of Christs humanity was ordered by the power of the holy Ghost: and then eat we his body roasted with fire because the holy ghost came in fiery likeness to the Apostles in divers tongues. The Israelites should eat the lambs head, and the feet: and the purtenance, and nothing thereof must be le•te over night. If any thing thereof were left, they did burn that in the fire: and they break not the bones. After Ghostly understanding we do eat the lambs head, when we take hold of Christs divinity in our belief. Again when we take hold of his humanity with love, then eat we the lambs feet, because that Christ is the beginning and end, God before all world, and man in the end of this world. What be the lambs purtenance but Christs secrete precepts, and these we eat when we receive with the greediness the word of life. There must nothing of the lamb be left unto the morning, because that all Gods sayings are to be searched with great carefulness: so that all his precepts may be known in understanding and deed in the night of this present life, before that the last day of the universal resurrection do appear. If we cannot search out throughly all the mystery of Christs incarnation, then ought we to betake the rest unto the might of the holy ghost with true humility, and not to search rashly of that deep secretness above the measure of our understanding. They did eat the Lambs flesh with their loins girt. In the loins is the lust of the body, and he which will receive that housell, shall cover or wrap in that concupiscence, and take with chastity that holy receipt. They were also shod. What be shoes but of the hides of dead beasts? We be truly shod if we match in our steppes and deeds, the life of men departed this life, which please God with keeping of his commandments. They had staves in their hands when they did eat. This staff signifieth a carefulness & diligent overseeing. And all they, that best know and can, should take care of other men, and stay them up with their help.
And he that will after mans wisedome search ye mystery of Christs incarnation, doth like vnto him that doth seeth lambes fleshe in water, because that water in this same place signifieth mans vnderstanding: but we should vnderstand, that all the mistery of Christes humanitie was ordered by the power of the holy Ghost: and then eate we his body rosted with fire because the holy ghost came in fyry lykenes to the Apostles in diuers tonges. The Israelites should eate the lambs head, and the feete: and the purtenaunce, and nothing therof must be lete ouer night. If any thing thereof were left, they did burne that in the fire: and they breake not the bones. After Ghostly vnderstanding we doe eate the lambes head, when wee take holde of Christes diuinitie in our beliefe. Agayne when we take holde of his humanitie with loue, then eate we the lambs feete, because that Christe is the beginning and end, God before all worlde, and man in the end of this worlde. What bee the lambes purtenaunce but Christes secrete precepts, and these we eate when we receiue with the greedines the word of life. There must nothing of the lambe be left vnto the mornig, because that all Gods sayings are to bee searched with great carefulnesse: so that all his precepts may be knowen in vnderstanding and deede in the nyght of this present life, before that the last day of the vniuersall resurrection doe appeare. If wee cannot searche out throughly all the mysterie of Christes incarnation, then ought we to betake the rest vnto ye might of the holy ghost with true humilitie, and not to search rashly of that deepe secretenes aboue the measure of our vnderstanding. They did eate the Lambes flesh wyth theyr loynes girte. In the loynes is the lust of the bodye, and he whiche will receyue that housell, shall couer or wrap in that concupiscence, and take with chastitie that holy receite. They were also shod. What be shoes but of the hides of dead beasts? We be truely shod if we match in our steppes and dedes, the life of mē departed this life, which please God with keeping of hys commandements. They had staues in their handes when they did eate. This staffe signifieth a carefulnes & diligent ouerseeing. And all they, that best knowe and can, shoulde take care of other men, and stay them vp with theyr helpe.