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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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But when the Friar came to the fourth petition touching our daily bread, he began to be astonished and ashamed, so that he did sweat abundantly, partly because his sophistry began to fail him,1 not finding such a colour for that part as for the other which went before: and partly because he spake against his own knowledge and conscience and so was compelled to confess that it was not in the Saints power to give us our daily bread, but that they should pray to God for us (said he) that we may obtain our daily bread by their intercession, and so glossed he the rest to the end. Not standing yet content with this detestable doctrine, he affirmed most blasphemously, that S. Pauls napkin and S. Peters shadow did miracles, and that the virtue of Elisha cloak divided the waters, attributing nothing to the power of God: with many other errors of the Papists, horrible to be heard.
But when the Frier came to the fourth petitiō touching our dayly bread, he began to be astonished and ashamed, so that he did sweate abundantly, partly bicause his sophistry began to fayle him,1 not findyng such a colour for that part as for the other which went before: and partly because he spake against his owne knowledge and conscience and so was compelled to confesse that it was not in the Saintes power to giue vs our daily bread, but that they shoulde pray to God for vs (said he) that we may obtaine our daily bread by their intercession, and so glosed he the rest to the ende. Not standing yet content with this detestable doctrine, hee affirmed most blasphemously, that S. Paules napkyn and S. Peters shadow did miracles, and that the vertue of Eliseus cloke deuided the waters, attributing nothing to the power of God: with many other errours of the Papistes, horrible to be heard.
- 1The Fryers sophistry […] failed […].The Fryers sophistry 〈…〉 fayled 〈…〉.