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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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And here to use the example of Plutarch in comparing kings and rulers, the Latins with the Greeks together if I should seek with whom to match this noble Edward, I find not with whom to make my match more aptly, than with good Josiah. For as the one began his reign at eight years of his age, so the other began at 9. Neither were their acts and zealous proceedings in Gods cause much discrepant. For, as mild Josiah plucked down the hill altars, ⟨p. 1295⟩cut down the groves,1 and destroyed all monuments of Idolatry in the temple: the like corruptions, dross and deformities of Popish Idolatry crept into the Church of Christ or long time, this Evangelical Josiah king Edward removed,2 & purged the true temple of the Lord, Josiah restored the true worship of God in Jerusalem, and destroyed the Idolatrous priests: King Edward in England likewise abolishing Idolatrous Masses and false invocation, reduced again religion to a right sincerity, & more would have brought to perfection if life and time had answered to his godly purpose. And though he killed not: as Josiah did, the idolatrous sacrifices, yet he put them to silence, and removed them out of their places.
And here to vse the example of Plutarch in comparing kings and rulers, the Latines with the Greekes together if I should seek with whom to match this noble Edward, I finde not with whom to make my match more aptly, thē with good Iosias. For as the one began his raigne at eight yeares of his age, so the other beganne at 9. Neyther were their acts and zelous procedings in Gods cause much discrepant. For, as milde Iosias pluckt downe the hil altars, ⟨p. 1295⟩cut downe the groues,1 and destroyd all monuments of Idolatry in the temple: the like corruptiōs, drosse and deformities of Popish Idolatry crept into the Church of Christ or long time, this Euangelicall Iosias king Edwarde remoued,2 & purged the true temple of the Lorde, Iosias restored the true worship of God in Ierusalem, and destroid the Idolatrous priestes: King Edward in England likewise abolishing Idolatrous Masses and false inuocation, reduced agayne religion to a right sincerity, & more would haue brought to perfection if life and time had aunswered to his godly purpose. And though he killed not: as Iosias did, the idolatrous sacrifices, yet he put them to silēce, and remoued them out of theyr places.