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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 if thou compare deed to deed, there is no difference betwixt washing of dishes, & preaching of the word of God. But as touching to please God, none at all. For neither that, nor this pleaseth, but as far forth as God hath chosen a man, hath put his spirit in him, and purified his hart by faith and trust in Christ, &c.
Now if thou compare deede to deede, there is no difference betwixt washing of dishes, & preaching of the word of God. But as touching to please God, none at all. For neither that, nor this pleaseth, but as farrefoorth as God hath chosen a man, hath put his spirit in him, and purified his hart by faith and trust in Christ, &c.
Read the place of Tyndale. Seek the word of God in all things,1 and without the word of God, do nothing, though it appear never so glorious. Whatsoever is done without the word of God, that count Idolatry. The kingdom of heaven is within us. Luke 7. Wonder therefore at no monstrous appearance, nor at any outward thing without the word. For the world was never drawn from God, but with an outward show, and glorious appearance and shining of hypocrisy, and of feigned and usurped fasting, praying, watching, singing, offering, sacrificing, hallowing of superstitious ceremonies, and monstrous disguising, &c.