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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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This feeble foundation being laid, the Friar began to reason most impertinently,1 that the Lords Prayer might be offered to Saints: because every petition thereof appertain to them. For if we meet an old man in the street (said he) we will say to him: good day father, and therefore much more may we call the Saints our fathers: and because we grant also that they be in heaven, we may say to every one of them: Our father which art in heaven. Father, God hath made their names holy, and therefore ought we as followers of God to hold their names holy, and so we may say to any of the Saints:2 Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. And for the same cause, said the Friar, as they are in the kingdom of heaven, so that kingdom is theirs by possession: and so praying for the kingdom of heaven, we may say to them and every one of them: Thy kingdom come. And except their will had been the very will of God, they had never come to that kingdom, and therefore seeing their will is Gods will, we may say to every one of them: Thy will be done.
This feeble foundation being layde, the Frier began to reason most impertinently,1 that the Lordes Prayer might be offered to Saints: because euery petition therof appertaine to them. For if we meete an old mā in ye streete (sayd he) we will say to him: good day father, and therefore much more may we call the Saints our fathers: and because we graunt also that they be in heauen, we may say to euery one of them: Our father which art in heauen. Father, God hath made their names holy, and therefore ought we as followers of God to holde their names holy, and so we may say to any of the Saints:2 Our father which art in heauen, hallowed be thy name. And for the same cause, sayd the Frier, as they are in the kingdome of heauen, so that kingdome is theirs by possession: and so praying for the kingdome of heauen, we may say to them and euery one of them: Thy kingdome come. And except their will had bene the very will of God, they had neuer come to that kingdome, and therefore seeing their will is Gods will, we may say to euery one of them: Thy will be done.