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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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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.
The words of Tyndall be these. Fasting is to abstain from surfeiting or overmuch eating, from drunkenness and cares of the world, as thou mayst read Luke 20. And the end of fasting is to tame the body, that the spirit may have the free course unto God,1 and may quietly talk with God. For overmuch eating and drinking, and care of worldly business, presseth down the spirit, choketh it, and tangleth it, that it can not lift up it self to God. Now he that fasteth for any other intent then to subdue the body, that the Spirit may wait on God, and freely exercise it self in the things of God, the same is blind, and wotteth not what he doth, erreth, and shooteth at a wrong mark, and his intent and imagination is abominable in the sight of God, &c.
The words of Tyndall be these. Fasting is to abstayne from surfetting or ouermuch eating, from dronkennes and cares of the world, as thou mayst reade Luke 20. And the end of fasting is to tame the body, that the spirite may haue ye free course vnto God,1 and may quietly talke with God. For ouermuch eating and drinking, and care of worldly busines, presseth downe the spirit, choketh it, and tangleth it, that it can not lift vp it selfe to God. Now he that fasteth for any other entent then to subdue the body, that the Spirit may wayte on God, and freely exercise it selfe in the things of God, the same is blinde, and wotteth not what he doth, erreth, and shooteth at a wrong marke, and hys entent and imagination is abhominable in the sighte of God, &c.
- 1The true end of fasting.