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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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Borthwike.
God forbid that I should say, that those things which are approved and allowed by the holy Catholic Church, should be of no effect or value. For well I know that the holy Apostolic church hath never allowed, ordained,1 or taught any thing which she hath not learned of the Lord, the apostles are witnesses thereof, Peter and Paul, whereof the one of them dareth not freely utter or speak of any of those things, which Christ hath not wrought by himself for the obedience of the Gentiles.
God forbid that I should say, that those things which are approoued and allowed by the holy Catholike Church, should be of no effect or valew. For well I know that the holy Apostolicke church hath neuer allowed, ordained,1 or taught any thyng which she hath not learned of the Lord, the apostles are witnesses thereof, Peter and Paul, wherof the one of thē dareth not freely vtter or speake of any of those things, which Christ hath not wrought by hymselfe for the obedience of the Gentiles.
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The other exhorteth that if any man speak, he should speak the praises of God, but I condemn those laws, which the bishops of Rome have made according to their own will and mind, and say that they are spiritual,1