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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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IN primis, 1you shall declare to them the great grief of our hart for the prospering of Luther's sect, to see the innumerable souls redeemed with Christs blood, and committed to our pastoral government, to be turned away from the true faith and religion, into perdition by this occasion: & that especially in the nation of Germany, being our native country, which hath been ever heretofore, till these few years past, most faithful and devour in religion: & therefore our desire to be the greater, that this pestilence should ⟨p. 856⟩be stopped by time, least the same happen to that country of Germany, which happened of late to Bohemia. And as for our part,* there shall be no lack to help forward what we may: As likewise we desire them, to endeavour them selves to the uttermost of their power, whom these causes ought to move, which here we direct unto you, to be declared unto them.
IN primis, 1you shall declare to them the great griefe of our hart for the prospering of Luthers secte, to see the innumerable soules redemed with Christs bloud, and committed to our pastorall gouernement, to be turned away from the true fayth and religion, into perdition by this occasion: & that especially in the nation of Germany, being our natiue country, which hath bene euer heretofore, til these few yeares past, most faythfull and deuour in religion: & therefore our desire to be the greater, that this pestilence should ⟨p. 856⟩be stopped by time, least the same happen to that countrey of Germany, which happened of late to Bohemia. And as for our part,* there shalbe no lacke to helpe forward what we may: As likewise we desire them, to •ndeuoure them selues to the vttermost of theyr power, whom these causes ought to moue, which here we direct vnto you, to be declared vnto them.