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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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The fourth, that his grace would set forth Christs true Religion,1 and seeing he hath begun, that he would go forward and make an end, for many things have been done, but much more is to do: and that it would please his grace to look on Gods word himself, for that it hath ben obscured with many traditions invented of our own brains. Now said he, how many petitions have I spoken of? And the people said four. Well said he: even these four be sufficient, which I desire you: that the Kings grace may be certified of, and say that I most humbly desire him to look earnestly upon them: and that his grace take heed that he be not deceived with false preachers and teachers and evil counsel, for Christ saith, that such false Prophets shall come in Lambs skins.
The fourth, that his grace would set forth Christs true Religion,1 and seeing he hath begon, that he would go forward and make an end, for many things haue bene done, but much more is to do: and that it would please his grace to looke on Gods word himselfe, for that it hath ben obscured with many traditions inuented of our owne braynes. Now said he, how many petitions haue I spoken of? And the people said foure. Well said he: euen these foure be sufficiente, whiche I desire you: that the Kinges grace may be certified of, and say that I most humbly desire him to looke earnestly vpon them: and that his grace take heede that he be not deceiued with false preachers and teachers and euill councell, for Christ sayth, that such false Prophets shal come in Lambes skinnes.
- 1The 4. request.
Then desired he all men to forgive him, and if he had said any evil at any time unadvisedly, whereby he had offended any man, or given any occasion of evil, that they would forgive it him, and amend that evil they took of him,