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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For as they do not well, which never follow the time of S. Paul,1 called [Greek or Hebrew], for abstinence and prayer: so do they worse which fall into that [Greek or Hebrew], whereof S. Paul again giveth us warning, Ne tentet vos Satanas per incontinentiam vestram. But worst of all do they, which so separate their wives clean from them, and so abjure all matrimony, that they fall headlong into the devils pitfall of fornication, and all filthy abomination. And therefore the Lord foreseeing the peril thereof, said unto the people: Estote parati in diem tertium, & ne appropinquetis uxoribus vestris, &c. 2Appointing in deed a separation from their wives, but yet knowing the infirmity of man, limiteth the time withal, adding, In diem tertium, and goeth no further.
For as they do not well, which neuer follow the tyme of S. Paule,1 called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, for abstinence and prayer: so do they worse which fall into that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, whereof S. Paule againe giueth vs warning, Ne tentet vos Satanas per incontinentiam vestram. But worst of all do they, which so separate their wiues cleane from them, and so abiure all matrimonie, that they fall headlong into the diuels pitfall of fornication, and all filthie abhomination. And therefore the Lord foreseyng the perill thereof, said vnto the people: Estote parati in diem tertium, & ne appropinquetis vxoribus vestris, &c. 2Appointyng in deede a separation from their wyues, but yet knowyng the infirmitie of man, limiteth the tyme withall, addyng, In diem tertium, and goeth no further.