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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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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.
This dream master I. of Chlume first expounded.1 Then he in the next Epistle after expounded it himself to this effect. Stante mandato Dei. &c. That is: the Commandment of God standing, that we must observe no dreams yet notwithstanding I trust that the life of Christ was painted in Bethlehem by me through his word in the harts of men, the which preaching they went about in Bethlehem to destroy, first in commanding that no preaching should be neither in the church of Bethlehem, nor in the chapels thereby: Secondly that the Church of Bethlehem should be thrown down to the ground. The same life of Christ shall be painted up again by moe preachers much better then I, and after much more better sort, so that a great number of people shall rejoice thereat: all such as love the life of Christ: and also I shall rejoice my self: at what time I shall awake, that is, when I shall rise again from the dead.