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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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In this prophecy of S. Paul ij. things are to be observed: First the matter which he prophesieth of, that is, the forbidding of marriage,1 and forbidding of meats, which God generally hath left free to all men. The second thing in this prophecy to be noted, is the time when this prophecy shall fall, that is, in the latter times of the world. So that this concurreth right well with these years of Pope Hildebrand aforesaid, being a thousand years complete after the Ascension of our Saviour: so that they may well be called the latter times.
In this prophesie of S. Paule ij. things are to be obserued: First the matter which he prophesieth of, that is, the forbidding of mariage,1 and forbidding of meates, whiche God generally hath left free to all men. The second thyng in this prophesie to be noted, is the time whē this prophesie shall fall, that is, in the latter times of the worlde. So that this concurreth right well with these yeares of Pope Hildebrand aforesayde, beeing a thousande yeares complete after the Ascension of our Sauiour: so that they may well be called the latter times.
- 1S. Pauls prophesie found true for the count of times.S. Paules prophesie foūd true for the count of tymes.
This prophecy of S. Paul thus standing (as it doth firm and certain, that is,1 that forbidding of marriage must happen in the latter times of the world, then must it needs consequently follow thereby, that the married life of priests is more ancient in the Church, then is the single life, then the law I mean commanding the single life of Priests. Which may soon be proved to be true, by the true count of times, and search of histories.