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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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And because we are here in hand with the prophecies of I. Hus, it is not to be omitted, what he writeth in a certayne treatise,1 De sacerdotum & monachorum carnalium abomination, thus prophesying of the reformation of the church, The Church, he saith, cannot be reduced to his former dignity and reformed, before all things first be made new, (the trueth whereof appeareth by the temple of Solomon) as well the clergy and Priests, as also the people and laity. Or else, except all such as now be addicted to avarice from the least to the most, be first converted and renewed, as well the people as the clerks, and priests things cannot be reformed. Albeit, 2as my mind now giveth me, I believe rather the first that is, that then shall rise a new people, formed after the new man, which is created after God. Of the which people, new clerks and priests shall come forth and be taken, which all shall hate covetousness, and glory of this life, labouring to an heavenly conversation. Notwithstanding all these things shall be done and wrought in continuance and order of time dispensed of God for the same purpose. And this God doth and will do of his own goodness and mercy, and for the riches of his patience and sufferance, giving time and space of repentance to them that have long lain in their sins, to amend & fly from the face of the Lords fury: until at length all shall suffer together, and until both the carnal people, and priests, and Clerks in process and order of time, shall fall away and be consumed, as is cloth consumed and eaten of the moth. &c.3
And because we are here in hand wt the prophecies of I. Hus, it is not to be omitted, what he writeth in a certayne treatise,1 De sacerdotum & monachorum carnalium abominatione, thus prophesying of the reformation of the church, The Church, he sayth, cannot be reduced to hys former dignitie and reformed, before all thinges first be made new, (the trueth wherof appeareth by the temple of Salomon) as well the clergye and Priestes, as also the people and laitye. Or els, except all suche as now be addicted to auarice from the least to the most, be first cō uerted and renued, as well the people as the clerkes, and priestes thynges cannot be reformed. Albeit,