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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, what power the Prophets had universally, it is very lively described in Ezekiel in his xxxiij. chapter.
Furthermore, what power the Prophetes had vniuersally, it is very liuely described in Ezechiel in his xxxiij. chapter.
Thou son of man saith the Lord, I have made thee a guide unto the house of Israel, thou shalt hear the word out of mine own mouth,1 and declare it unto them from me. He then which is commanded to hear of the mouth of the Lord, is he not forbidden to rehearse or speak any thing of himself? For what other thing is it to speak from the Lord, but so to speak, that he may boldly affirm and say, that it is not his word, but the word of the Lord, which he speaketh.
Thou sonne of man sayth the Lord, I haue made thee a guide vnto the house of Israel, thou shalt heare the word out of myne owne mouth,1 and declare it vnto them from me. He then which is commaunded to heare of the mouth of the Lord, is he not forbidden to rehearse or speake any thing of hymselfe? For what other thyng is it to speake from the Lord, but so to speake, that he may boldly affirme and say, that it is not his word, but the word of the Lorde, which he speaketh.
- 1Ezekiel. cap. 55.Ezechiel. cap. 55.
Further, God by his Prophet Jeremiah calleth it chaff, what so ever doth not proceed from himself. Wherefore, none of the Prophets have opened their mouths at any time to speak, but being premonished before by the word of GOD. Whereupon it happeneth, that these words are so often pronounced by them, The word of the Lord, The charge or burden of the Lord, The vision of the Lord, Thus saith the Lord, The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.