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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.
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.
Matthias Flaccius, in the end of his book intituled: De testibus veritatis, speaketh of one Michael Stifelius, which Michael being an old man, told him that he heard the Priests and Monks say many times, by old prophecies, that a violent reformation must needs come amongest them: and also that the said Michael heard Conradus Stifelius his father, many times declare the same: who also for the great hatred he bare against this filthy sect of Monks and priests, told to one Peter Pi•er a friend and neighbour of his, that he should live and see the day, and therefore desired him, that when the day came, besides those Priests which he should kill for himself, he would kill one priest more for hys sake Haec ex Flaccio.
Matthias Flaccius, in the ende of his booke intituled: De testibus veritatis, speaketh of one Michaell Stifelius, which Michaell being an old man, told him that he heard the Priestes and Monkes say many tymes, by old prophecies, that a violent reformation must needes come amongest them: and also that the sayd Michaell heard Cōradus Stifelius his father, many tymes declare the same: who also for the great hatred he bare agaynst this filthy sect of Monkes and priestes, told to one Peter Pi•er a friend and neighbour of hys, that he should lyue and see the day, and therefore desired him, that when the day came, besides those Priestes which he should kill for himselfe, he woulde kill one priest more for hys sake Haec ex Flaccio.
This Stiteleus thought belike, that this reformation should be wrought by outward violence,1 and force of sword but he was therein deceived. Although the adversary useth all forcible means, and violent tyranny, yet the proceeding of the Gospel always beginneth with peace, and quietness.
This Stiteleus thought belike, that this reformation shuld be wrought by outward violence,1