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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.
Non ignota cano, Caesar monstravit, & ipsi Vidimus: Innumeros prompsit Germania testes. &c.
Non ignota cano, Caesar monstrauit, & ipsi Vidimus: Innumeros prompsit Germania testes. &c.
Of this also writeth John Carrion, Functius, 1Phil. Melanct. Flaccius, with divers other moe. These marks and tokens, as they were very strange, so were they diversly expounded of many, some thinking that they pretended affliction and persecution of the church to draw near: some, that God by that token did admonish them or foreshowed unto them, the true doctrine of their justification, which only is to be sought in the Cross and passion of Christ, and no other thing. This I marvel, that Christianus Masseus, and other of that profession, do leave it out. Belike they saw some thing in it, that made not to their liking. For whether it signifieth persecution to come upon the Germans they cannot be evil that suffer and bear the Cross with Christ: Or whether it signifieth the true doctrine of Christ coming to the Germans it cannot otherwise be, but that the doctrine of the Bishop of Rome must needs be wrong, which is contrary to this which God hath stirred up in Germany.
Of this also writeth Iohn Carion, Functius, 1Phil. Melanct. Flaccius, with diuers other moe. These markes and tokēs, as they were very straunge, so were they diuersly expounded of many, some thinking that they pretended affliction and persecution of the churche to drawe neare: some, that God by that token did admonishe them or foreshewed vnto them, the true doctrine of their iustification, which onely is to be sought in the Crosse and passion of Christ, and no other thing. This I maruell, that Christianus Masseus, and other of that profession, doe leaue it out. Belike they sawe some thinge in it, that made not to theyr liking. For whether it signifieth persecution to come vpon the Germayns they cannot be euill that suffer and beare the Crosse wyth Christ: Or whether it signifieth the true doctrine of Christ comming to the Germaynes it cannot otherwise be, but that the doctrine of the Byshop of Rome must needes be wrong, which is contrary to this which God hath styrred vp in Germany.