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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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Then there was one that asked him his opinion of praying to Saints. Then said he:1 Now of Saints you shall here my opinion. I have said before somewhat I think of them, how that I believe they are in heaven with God, and that they are worthy of all the honour that Scripture willeth them to have. But I say throughout all Scripture we are not commanded to pray to any Saints. Therefore I can not nor will not preach to you that Saints ought to be prayed unto: for then should I preach unto you a doctrine of mine own head. Notwithstanding whether they pray for us or no, that I refer to GOD. And if Saints do pray for us, then I trust to pray for you within this half hour Master Sheriff, and for every Christian man living in the faith of Christ & dying in the same as a Saint. Wherefore if the dead may pray for the quick, I will surely pray for you.
Thē there was one that asked him his opiniō of praying to Saintes. Then sayd he:1 Now of Saintes you shall here my opinion. I haue sayd before somewhat I thinke of them, how that I beleue they are in heauen with God, and that they are worthy of all the honour that Scripture willeth thē to haue. But I say throughout all Scripture we are not commaūded to pray to any Saintes. Therfore I can not nor will not preach to you that Saintes ought to be prayed vnto: for then should I preache vnto you a doctrine of myne owne head. Notwithstandyng whether they pray for vs or no, that I referre to GOD. And if Saintes do pray for vs, then I trust to pray for you within this halfe houre Maister Shiriffe, and for euery Christian man liuyng in the fayth of Christ & dying in the same as a Saint. Wherfore if the dead may pray for the quicke, I will surely pray for you.
- 1Pray non to Saints.Pray nō to Saintes.