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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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21 Worshipping of Relics is a proper thing, and a cloak of advantage against the precept of God, and nothing but the affection of men, fol. 30.31.
21 Worshipping of Reliques is a proper thing, and a cloke of aduantage against the precept of God, and nothing but the affection of men, fol. 30.31.
These be the words in the Revel. This (the worshipping of relics he meaneth) is a proper & most fruitful cloak of advantage.1 Out of this were invented innumerable pilgrimages, with the which the foolish & unlearned people might loose their labour, money & time, nothing in the mean season regarding their houses, wives & children, contrary to the commandment of God: when as they might do much better deeds to their neighbours, which is the precept, &c.
These be the wordes in the Reuel. This (the worshipping of reliques he meaneth) is a proper & most fruitefull cloke of aduantage.1 Out of this were inuēted innumerable pilgrimages, with ye which the foolish & vnlearned people might loose their labour, monie & time, nothing in ye meane season regarding their houses, wiues & children, cōtrary to the commandement of God: when as they might do much better deedes to their neighbours, which is the precept, &c.
- 1The place annexed.
22 There is but one special office that pertaineth to thine orders,