A67926:4272
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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Steven Gardiner hearing that the said Barnes, Hierome & Garret should preach the Lent following, an. 1541. at Pauls cross, to stop the course of their doctrine, sent his chaplain to the B. of London, the Saturday before the first Sunday in Lent, to have a place for him to preach at Pauls. Which to him was granted, and time appointed that he should preach the sunday following, which should be on the morrow: which Sunday was appointed before for Barnes to occupy that room. Gardiner therefore determining to declare the gospel of that sunday, containing the devils 3. temptations, began amongst other things to note the abuse of scripture amongst some, as the devil abused it to Christ, and so alluding to the temptation of the devil, wherein he alleged the scripture against Christ, to cast himself downward, and that he should take no hurt, he inferred thereupon, saying:
Steuen Gardiner hearing that the sayd Barnes, Hierome & Garret should preach the Lent folowing, an. 1541. at Paules crosse, to stoppe the course of theyr doctrine, sent his chaplaine to the B. of London, the Saterday before the first Sonday in Lent, to haue a place for hym to preache at Paules. Which to him was graunted, and time appointed that he should preach the sonday following, whych should be on the morrowe: which Sonday was appoynted before for Barnes to occupie that roome. Gardiner therefore determining to declare the gospell of that sonday, containing the deuils 3. temptations, began amongst other things to note the abuse of scripture amongst some, as the deuil abused it to Christ, and so alluding to the temptation of the deuil, wherin he alledged the scripture against Christe, to cast himselfe downeward, and that he shoulde take no hurt, he inferred thereupon, saying:
Now a days (quoth he) the devil tempteth the world, and biddeth them to cast themselves backward.1 There is no forward in the new teaching, but all backward. Now the Devil teacheth, come back from fasting, come back from praying, come back from confession, come back from weeping for thy sins, and all is backward: In so much that men must now learn to saye their Pater noster backward. For where we said, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; now it is, as thou forgivest our debts, so I will forgive my debtors, and so God must forgive first, and all I say, is turned backward. &c.