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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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Whatsoever Luther, or any other man doth teach, whether it be right or wrong, it is not for the names of the persons, why the doctrine which they teach should be either evil or well judged upon, but only for that it agreeth or disagreeth from the rule of Gods word: for that were but to go by affection, and were prejudicial to the authority of the word of God: which ought to rule man, and not to be measured by man.
Whatsoeuer Luther, or any other mā doth teach, whether it be right or wrong, it is not for the names of the persons, why the doctrine whiche they teach should be either euill or well iudged vpon, but onely for that it agreeth or disagreeth from the rule of Gods word: for that were but to goe by affection, and were preiudiciall to the authoritie of the word of God: which ought to rule man, and not to be measured by man.
And if Christ only be worshipped, and men taught, solely to repose their confidence in him, yet neither doth the blessed Virgin, nor any Saint else receive any injury thereby, who being here in earth received their salvation only by the name of him.
And if Christ onely be worshipped, and mē taught, soly to repose their confidence in him, yet neither doth the blessed Uirgine, nor any Saint elles receaue any iniurie thereby, who beyng here in earth receiued their saluation onely by the name of hym.
And where as they charge their Ministers with wresting the Scripture after their own interpretation, God had stirred up such light now in the hearts of men, that the most part of their City, have the Bible in their hand, and diligently peruse the same: so that their Preachers can not ⟨p. 868⟩so wind the Scriptures awry, but they shall quickly be perceived.