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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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Secondly, he said that there was a woman,1 which did testify that I should read, how God was not in Temples made with hands. Then I showed him the 7. and 17 chap. of the acts of the Apostles, what Stephen and paul had said therein. Whereupon he asked me how I took those sentences? I answered, I would not throw pearls among swine, for Acorns were good enough.2
Secondly, he sayd that there was a woman,1 which did testifie that I shoulde read, howe God was not in Temples made with handes. Then I shewed him the 7. and 17 chap. of the actes of the Apostles, what Stephen and paule had said therein. Wherupon he asked me how I took those sentences? I answered, I would not throw pearles amōg swine, for Acornes were good enough.2
- 1The second article·
- 2The 3. article.
Thirdly, he asked me wherefore I said that I had rather to read five lines in the Bible, then to hear 5. Masses in the temple? I confessed, that I said no less: not for the dispraise of either the epistle or the Gospel, but because the one ⟨p. 1235⟩did greatly edify me, and the other nothing at all. As S. Paul doth witness in the 14. chap. of his first epistle to the Cor. where as he saith.1 I• the trumpet giveth an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself to the battle?