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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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If he had ordained these his laws in those works of virtues that are commended in the ten precepts, or else in such as the philosophers and natural reason did describe, as are justice, strength, temperance, chastity, mildness, truth, goodness, and such other: peradventure they should only have made a Synagogue, or else have ordained in the world a certain civill justice, for through these also faith should have been corrupted, as it was amongst the Jews. Howbeit, now he keepeth not himself within these bounds, but runneth at riot, and more at large, raising infinite tempests of mischief, enticing and drawing us to ceremonies, and his own feigned traditions, and bindeth us like asses and ignorant fools, yea and stocks unto them, &c.
If he had ordeined these his lawes in those workes of vertues that are commended in the ten precepts, or else in such as the philosophers and naturall reason did describe, as are iustice, strength, temperance, chastitie, mildnes, truth, goodnes, and such other: peraduenture they shoulde only haue made a Sinagoge, or else haue ordeyned in the world a certaine ciuill iustice, for through these also fayth should haue bene corrupted, as it was amōgst the Iewes. Howbeit, nowe hee keepeth not himselfe within these boundes, but runneth at riot, and more at large, raising infinite tempests of mischiefe, entising and drawing vs to ceremonies, and his owne fayned traditions, and bindeth vs like asses and ignorant fooles, yea and stockes vnto them, &c.