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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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15 That the Apostles did curse ever any man, 1truly we can not read in scripture: for Christ commanded them to bless those that cursed them. fol. 11.
15 That the Apostles did curse euer anye man, 1truely we can not read in scripture: for Christ commaunded them to blesse those that cursed them. fol. 11.
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Upon what good ground of the Revelation this heresy is wrung out, let the place be conferred,1 which is written in these words following: They are as merciful as the Woolf is on his pray. They were ordained to bless men, but they curse as the devil were in them. Paul saith, that he hath power to edify, and not to destroy.2 But I wot not of whom these bloody beasts have their authority, which do so much rejoice in cursing & destruction. We read how Paul did excommunicate the Corinthian (and that for a great transgression) to the intent that he might be ashamed of his iniquity,3 and desired again the Corinthians to receive him with all charity:4 but that the Apostles did curse any man, truly we can not read in scripture, for Christ commanded them to bless those that cursed them, and to pray for those that persecuted them. &c.
Upon what good ground of the Reuelatiō this heresie is wroung out, let the place be conferred,