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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 is as followeth: Who is able to number the monstrous marvels only of them that are departed?1 Good Lord, what a sea of lies hath invaded us, of apparitions, conjurings, and answers of spirits? By the which it is brought to pass, that the Pope is also made the king of them that are dead, and reigneth in Purgatory, to the great profit of his Priests, which have all their living, riches, and pomp out of Purgatory: howbeit, they should have less, if they did so well teach the faith of them that live, as they do ridelesse them that are dead. Neither was there sith the beginning of the world, any work found of so little labour and great advantage. For truly to this purpose were gathered almost the possessions of all Princes and rich men. And through these riches sprang up all pleasures and idleness, and of idleness came very Babylon and Sodoma, &c.
The place is as followeth: Who is able to number the monstrous maruels only of them that are departed?1 Good Lord, what a sea of lyes hath inuaded vs, of apparitions, coniurings, and aunsweres of spirits? By the which it is brought to passe, that the Pope is also made the king of thē that are dead, and reigneth in Purgatory, to the great profite of his Priestes, which haue all their liuing, riches, and pompe out of Purgatory: howbeit, they should haue lesse, if they did so well teache the fayth of them that lyue, as they do ridelesse them that are dead. Neyther was there syth the beginning of the world, any worke founde of so little labour and great aduauntage. For truely to thys purpose were gathered almost the possessions of all Princes and rich men. And through these riches sprang vp all pleasures and idlenes, and of idlenes came very Babilone and Sodoma, &c.
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