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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 place of this Article gathered out of the Revelation, is this: So many he (the Pope he meaneth) corrupteth, as he hath subdued and led under his laws and empery.1 And who is he in the world that is not subject under him, except they be infants, or peradventure some simple persons, which are reserved by the inscrutable counsel and provision of God? O thou man of sin: O thou son of perdition: O thou abomination: O thou corrupter: O thou author of evil consciences: O thou false master of good consciences: O thou enemy of faith and christen liberty, who is able to rehearse, yea or to comprehend in his mind the infinite waves of this monstrous *Kings evils.
The place of this Article gathered out of the Reuelation, is this: So many he (the Pope he meaneth) corrupteth, as he hath subdued and led vnder his lawes and imperie.1 And who is he in the world that is not subiect vnder him, except they be infants, or peraduenture some simple persons, which are reserued by the inscrutable counsell and prouision of God? O thou man of sinne: O thou sonne of perdition: O thou abhomination: O thou corrupter: O thou author of euill consciences: O thou false maister of good consciences: O thou enemie of faith and christen libertie, who is able to rehearse, yea or to comprehend in his mind the infinite waues of this monstrous *Kings euils.
- 1The place annexed.
- *By this king he meaneth the king of […] which Daniel speaketh of […] the 8. chapter.By this king he meaneth the king of 〈…〉 which Daniell speaketh of 〈…〉 the 8. chapter.