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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 moreover riseth most abominable incest against all nature, with their own kindred, with a heap of manifold other filthy abominations and lecherous pollutions, whereby the frail infirmity of man is brought (no doubt) into great peril. Wherefore Loth being delivered from the burning of Sodom through the guiding of the Lords Angel, and bereaved of the fellowship of his wife, whiles that he considering his own infirmity durst not ascend unto the mountain as the Angel bad him, did choose rather to dwell in Segor a little City near by, the Angel thus bidding him and speaking unto him:1 Save thy soul and look not behind thee, but save thy self in the mountain least thou also perish. To whom Loth answered: I pray thee Lord, because thy servant hath found such grace in thy sight that thou wilt save me, I can not be saved in the mountain, least perhaps some evil take me and I dye: There is a little City hereby whereunto I may fly and may be saved in it. What meaneth this that Loth flying from Sodom by the commandment of the Angel to be saved in the mountain, would not ascend up to the hill fearing there to perish but did chose rather to dwell in Segor a small City near unto the hill,2 there to be saved, but that every faithful man coveting to eschew the burning & danger of Sodomitical lust, while neither he is able to mount up to the top of virginity, and also is afeard to ascend to the mountain of the state of widowhood least he perish therein, flieth therefore to the state of matrimony, which is a small continency in respect of the other two, & also near unto them both. For after those two kinds of continence,3 this chastity is also proved to be laudable, & is not deprived of the reward of the kingdom of heaven. Unto this chastity, he is commanded to fly which can not otherwise contain, & to be saved in it, least peradventure if he clime up to the mount, he fall into inconveniency & perish therein: that is, least if he shall attempt to obtain by his own strength the continency which is not given unto him of God, the evil of incontinency or fornication, or of some of the other evils afore rehearsed, do fall upon him, and so he perish in them mortally.
and moreouer riseth most abhominable incest agaynst all nature, with theyr owne kindred, with a heape of manifolde other filthy ahhominatiōs and lecherous pollutions, whereby the frayle infirmity of man is brought (no doubt) into great perill. Wherefore Loth being deliuered from the burning of Sodome through the guiding of the Lordes Aungell, and beriued of the felowship of his wife, whiles that he cōsidering his owne infirmity durst not ascend vnto the mountaine as the Angell badde him, did choose rather to dwel in Segor a litle City nere by, the Aungell thus bidding hym and speaking vnto him: