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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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Book 7 › *Prophecies going before Martin Luther.Book 7 › *Prophecies going before Martine Luther.
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Likewise, to this may be adjoined the prophetical vision or dream,1 which chanced to the said John Hus lying in the dungeon of the friars in Constance, a little before he was burned, His dream as he himself reporteth it in his Epistles writing to M. John Chlum, and as I have also before recorded the same pag. 630. so will I now repeat the same again in like effect of words, as he wrote it himself in Latin: the effect of which latin is this.
Likewise, to this may be adioyned the propheticall vision or dreame,1 which chaunced to the sayd Iohn Hus lying in the dungeon of the friers in Constance, a litle before he was burned, His dreame as he himselfe reporteth it in his Epistles writing to M. Iohn Chlum, and as I haue also before recorded the same pag. 630. so will I nowe repeate the same agayne in like effect of wordes, as he wrote it himselfe in Latine: the effect of which latine is this.
- 1An other prophesie of I. Hus, touching the reformation of the church. Vid. supra. 630.
I pray you expound to me the dream which I had this night. I saw that in my church at Bethlehem (whereof I was person) they desired and laboured to abolish all the images of Christ, and did abolish them. I the next day following, rose up & saw many other painters, which painted both the same and many more images, and more fairer, which I was glad to behold: whereupon the painters with the great multitude of people said: Now let the Bishops and priests come, and put us out these images if they can. Which thing done, much people rejoiced in Bethlehem, and I with them: & rising up I felt my self to laugh.
I pray you expounde to me the dreame whiche I had this night. I sawe yt in my church at Betheleme (whereof I was person) they desired and laboured to abolish all the images of Christ, and did abolish them. I the next day following, rose vp & saw many other paynters, which painted both the same and manye more images, and more fayrer, which I was glad to behold: wherupon the painters with the great multitude of people said: Now let the Byshops and priestes come, and put vs out these images if they cā. Which thing done, much people reioyced in Bethlem, and I with them: & rising vp I felt my selfe to laugh.