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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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Long it were to induce here all Prophecies that be read in histories. Certain I mind briefly to touch & pass over.1 And first to omit the revelations of Brigit (whereunto I do not much attribute) who prophesying of the destruction of Rome in her 4. book, cap. 17. saith: That Rome shall be scoured and purged with three things, with sword, fire, and the plough: 2resembling moreover the said Church of Rome to a plant removed out of the old place into a new. Also to a body condemned by a judge, to have the skin flayed off the blood to be drawn from the flesh, the flesh to be cut out in pieces, and the bones thereof to be broken, and all the marrow to be squeezed out from the same, so that no part thereof remain whole and perfect. &c. But to these speculations of Brigit, I give no great respect, as neither I do to the predictions of Katherine De Senis.
Long it were to induce here all Prophecies that be read in histories. Certeine I minde briefly to touch & passe ouer.1 And first to omit the reuelations of Brigit (wherunto I doe not muche attribute) who prophecying of the destruction of Rome in her 4. booke, cap. 17. sayth: That Rome shalbe scoured and purged with three thinges, with sworde, fire, and the plough: 2resembling moreouer the sayd Church of Rome to a plant remoued out of the old place into a new. Also to a body condemned by a iudge, to haue the skinne flayne off the bloud to be drawen from the fleshe, the flesh to be cut out in peeces, and the bones thereof to be broken, and all the marow to be squiesed out from the same, so that no part thereof remayne whole and perfect. &c. But to these speculations of Brigit, I geue no great respect, as neither I doe to the predictions of Katherine De Senis.
- 1Ex Revelat. Brigit. lib. 4. cap. 17.Ex Reuelat. Brigit. lib. 4. cap. 17.
- 2Brigit prophesieth of reformation.