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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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Furthermore the Scriptures do manifestly show the same, how oftentimes even by the Lords own mouth,1 this foresaid authority is taken from the Ministers of the Church: so that no excuse for them remaineth, but that they be plain rebels against the word of GOD, how many so ever do presume or take upon them to appoint or set any new laws upon the people of GOD, which thing is more manifest and evident, then the light it self in many places of the Scripture. For in the 23. chapter of Joshua, it is written you shall observe, and do all that is written in the law of Moses, neither shall you swerve from that, either to the right hand, either to the left hand. But that which is written in the twelfth chapter of Deuteronomium, ought to move them somewhat the more.
Furthermore the Scriptures do manifestly shewe the same, how oftentimes euen by the Lordes owne mouth,1 this foresayd authoritie is taken from the Ministers of the Church: so that no excuse for them remayneth, but that they be playne rebelles agaynst the worde of GOD, how many so euer doe presume or take vppon them to appoint or set any new lawes vpon the people of GOD, whiche thyng is more manifest and euident, then the lyght it selfe in many places of the Scripture. For in the 23. chapter of Iosue, it is written you shall obserue, and doe all that is written in the lawe of Moyses, neyther shall you swarue from that, eyther to the ryght hande, eyther to the lefte hand. But that which is written in the twelfth chapter of Deuteronomium, ought to mooue them somewhat the more.
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Whatsoever I command saith the Lord, that you shall observe and do: thereunto you shall add nothing, neither shall you take any thing from it. The like he had said before in the fourth chapter of the same book. And again Moses in the xxx. chapter of the same book doth witness, that he did put forth life, and blessing unto Israel,