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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: Christ taking away all laws to make us free,1 and at liberty, did most of all suppress and disannul the ceremonies which did consist in places, persons, garments, meats, days, and such other, so that their use should be to all men most free and indifferent, &c.
The place of this Article gathered out of the Reuelation, is this: Christ taking away all lawes to make vs free,1 and at libertie, did most of all suppresse and disanull the ceremonies which did consist in places, persons, garmēts, meates, dayes, and such other, so that their vse shoulde be to all men most free and indifferent, &c.
- 1The place annexed,
What he meaneth by taking away all laws, he declareth a little before, saying: he hath not delivered us from the law, but from the power & violence of the law, which is the very true losing. But for all that, he hath not taken away from the powers and officers their right, sword, and authority to punish the evil, for such pertain not to his kingdom, until they are made spiritual, and then freely and with a glad hart they serve God.
What he meaneth by taking away all lawes, he declareth a little before, saieng: he hath not deliuered vs from the law, but from the power & violence of the lawe, which is the very true losing. But for al that, he hath not taken away from the powers and officers their right, sword, and authoritie to punish the euill, for such pertayne not to hys kingdome, vntill they are made spirituall, and then freely and with a glad hart they serue God.