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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 second part, of the interpretation of the good seed.1 And because he called the word of God the good seed, and heresy the evil seed, he declared what heresy was, and how it should be known: which he defined on this manner.2 Heresy is a false opinion defended with pertinacie, clearly repugning the word of God.
The second part, of the interpretation of the good seed.1 And because he called the word of God the good seede, and heresie the euill seede, he declared what heresie was, and how it should be known: which he defined on this maner.2 Heresie is a false opinion defended with pertinacie, clearly repugning the word of God.
- 1The sermon of John Wynrime.The sermon of Iohn Wynrime.
- 2Heresy defined.Heresie defined.
The third part of his sermon, was the cause of heresy within that Realm, and all other Realms.1 The cause of heresy (quoth he) is the ignorance of them which have the cures of mens souls, to whom it necessarily belongeth to have the true understanding of the word of God, that they may be able to win again the false Doctors of heresies with the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God, and not only to win again,2