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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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Book 7 › ¶The usual prayer of Martin Luther.Book 7 › ¶The vsuall prayer of Martin Luther.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
*Adrian Pope vi. to the renowned Princes of Germany, and to the Piers of the Roman Empire, greeting, and Apostolic benediction. Right honourable brethren, and dear children,1 greeting and Apostolic benediction. After that we were first promoted (through Gods divine providence) to the office of the see Apostolic, he which hath so advanced us, is our witness, how we both day and night revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more, then how to satisfy the parts of a good Pastor, in attending the health and cure of the flock, both universally & singularly committed unto us:2 so that there is no one particular sheep through the whole universal flock, so infected, so sick, or so far gone astray, whom our desire is not to recover, to seek out, and to reduce into the Lords fold again. And chiefly, from the first beginning of our pastoral function, our care hath always been, as well by our messengers, as our daily letters, how to reclaim the minds of Christian Princes from the intestine wars and dissensions among themselves, to peace and concord, or at least, if they would needs fight, that they would convert their strength and armour against the common enemies of our faith. And to declare this not only in word, but rather in deed, God doth know with what charges and expenses we have burdened our selves, to extend our subsidy and relief, to the soldiers of Rhodes for defence of themselves and of the Christian faith, against the Turkish tyranny, by whom they were besieged. And now to bend our care from these foreign matters, and to consider our inward troubles at home, we hear, to the great grief of our hart,3 that M. Luther a new raiser up of old and damnable heresies: first after the fatherly advertisements of the See Apostolic, then after the sentence also of condemnation awarded against him, and that by the assent and consent of the best learned, and of sundry Universities also:
*Adrian Pope vi. to the renowmed Princes of Germanye, and to the Piers of the Romayne Empyre, greeting, and Apostolique benediction. RIght honourable brethren, and deare children,1 greeting and Apostolique benediction. After that we were first promoted (through Gods diuine prouidence) to the office of the see Apostolick, he which hath so aduanced vs, is our witness, how we both daye and night reuoluing in our mindes, did cogitate nothinge more, then how to satisfye the partes of a good Pastour, in attending the health and cure of the flock, both vniuersally & singularlye committed vnto vs: