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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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Now thou that ministerest in the kitchen, and art but a kitchen page, receivest all things of the hand of God, knowest that God hath put thee in that office: submittest thy self to his will, and servest thy master, not as a man, but as Christ himself, with a pure hart, according as Paul teacheth: puttest thy trust in God, and with him seekest thy reward. Moreover, there is not a good deed done, but thy hart rejoiceth therein, yea when thou hearest that the word of God is preached by this Apostle, and seest the people turn to God, thou consentest unto the deed, thy heart breaketh out in joy, springeth and leapeth in thy breast that God is honoured, and in thine hart doest the same that the Apostle doth, and haply with greater delectation, and a more fervent spirit. Now, he that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receive the reward of a Prophet. That is, he that consenteth to the deed of a Prophet, and maintaineth it, the same hath the same spirit, and earnest of everlasting life, which the Prophet hath, and is elect as the Prophet is.1
Now thou that ministrest in the kitchen, and art but a kitchen page, receiuest all things of the hand of God, knowest that God hath put thee in that office: submittest thy selfe to his will, and seruest thy maister, not as a man, but as Christ himselfe, with a pure hart, according as Paule teacheth: puttest thy trust in God, and with him seekest thy reward. Moreouer, there is not a good deede done, but thy hart reioiceth therein, yea when thou hearest that the word of God is preached by this Apostle, and seest the people turne to God, thou consentest vnto the deede, thy harte breaketh out in ioy, springeth and leapeth in thy brest that God is honoured, and in thine hart doest the same that the Apostle doth, and happly with greater delectation, and a more feruent spirit. Now, he that receaueth a Prophete in the name of a Prophet, shall receiue the reward of a Prophet. That is, he that consenteth to the deede of a Prophet, and maintaineth it, the same hath the same spirite, and earnest of euerlasting life, which the Prophete hath, and is elect as the Prophet is.1
- 1No difference of men before God in respect of deeds, but only in respect of faith.No difference of men before God in respecte of deedes, but onely in respecte of fayth.