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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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No man will deny that people to be blinded, which neither heareth Christ nor his Apostles. Such is the people of Scotland, I speak of those unto whom the verity and truth of Christ hath not yet opened or manifested it self. There is no cause therefore, why they should accuse me of heresy. Furthermore, how far of the nation and people of Scotland be from the hearing of Christ, albeit the premisses do sufficiently declare, in that they do challenge unto the Romish Antichrist, the authority which Christ and his Apostles do declare,1 Christ himself to be endued with all, and that contrary to the word of GOD they forbid priests to marry. I will add some thing more unto it, where by the matter may be more evident. Christ calleth himself the door, whereby all men ought to enter in at John the x. chapter. Contrariwise, the Scots do say and affirm, that we must enter in by the virgin Mary, and Saint Peter. Christ in the fourth of John saith: The time shall come when as the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and truth, the Scots build themselves high temples and chapels for Idols, in the which even as Israel in times past they commit fornication: Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews, and x. chapter, saith: That Christ by one only oblation hath made perfect all those for evermore, which are sanctified, which saying confirmeth also the words of Christ hanging upon the Cross, saying (it is finished) signifying that by his death there was a final end set unto all sacrifices, which are offered up for sins. But the Scottish church men, as they are blasphemers in deed, so do they brag and boast that they daily offer up Christ for the sins both of the quick and of the dead. God commandeth us that we shall not worship any graven Image. The Scots do not only fall down flat before Images, but also offer up incense unto them. Saint Paul teacheth us that Christ is made our wisdom, righteousness, satisfaction, and redemption.