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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 contrariwise of the other sort, much less are they to be commended,1 which running as much on the contrary string, are so precise, that because of one small blemish, or for a little stooping of Luther in the Sacrament, therefore they give clean over the reading of Luther, and fall almost in utter contempt of his books. Whereby is declared not so much the niceness and curiousness of these our days,2 as the hinderance that cometh thereby to the Church, is greatly to be lamented. For albeit the Church of Christ (praised be the Lord) is not unprovided of sufficient plenty of worthy and learned writers, able to instruct in matters of doctrine: yet in the chief points of our consolation, where the glory of Christ, and the power of his passion & strength of faith is to be opened to our conscience, & where the soul wrestling for death and life, standeth in need of serious consolation, the same may be said of Martin Luther, amongst all this other variety of writers, that S. Cyprian was wont to say of Tertullian Da magistrum, give me my master. And albeit that Luther went a little awry, and dissented from Zuinglius in this one matter of the Sacrament: yet in all other states of doctrine they did accord, as appeared in the Synod holden at Marpurge, by prince Philip Landgrave of Hesse, which was in the year of our Lord. 1529. where both Luther, and Zuinglius were present, and conferring together, agreed in these Articles:
And contrarywise of the other sorte, much lesse are they to be commended,1 which running as much on the contrary string, are so precise, that because of one small blemish, or for a little stouping of Luther in the Sacrament, therefore they giue cleane ouer the reading of Luther, and fall almost in vtter contempt of his bookes. Whereby is declared not so much the nicenes and curiousnes of these our daies,2 as ye hinderance that cōmeth thereby to the Church, is greatly to be lamented. For albeit the Church of Christ (praised be the Lord) is not vnprouided of sufficient plenty of worthy and learned writers, able to instruct in matters of doctrine: yet in the chiefe points of our cōsolation, where the glory of Christ, and the power of his passion & strength of faith is to be opened to our conscience, & where the soule wrasteling for death and life, standeth in neede of serious consolation, the same may be sayd of Martin Luther, amongst all this other varietie of writers, that S. Cyprian was wont to say of Tertulian Da magistrum, geue me my maister. And albeit that Luther went a little awry, and dissented frō Zuinglius in this one matter of the Sacrament: yet in all other states of doctrine they did accord, as appeared in the Synode holdē at Marpurge, by prince Philip Lautgraue of Hesse, which was in the yeare of our Lord. 1529. where both Luther, and Zuinglius were present, and conferryng together, agreed in these Articles: