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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 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.1 Wherefore there is no danger, why they should fear any sects, or factions in them: but rather such sects are to be objected to those, who for their gain and dignity, wrest the word of God after their own affections and appetites.
And where as they charge their Ministers with wrastyng the Scripture after their owne interpretation, God had styrred vp such light now in the hartes of mē, that the most part of their Citie, haue the Bible in their hand, and diligently peruse the same: so that their Preachers cā not ⟨p. 868⟩so winde the Scriptures awry, but they shall quickly be perceaued.1 Wherefore there is no danger, why they should feare any sectes, or factions in them: but rather such sectes are to be obiected to those, who for their gaine and dignitie, wrast the word of God after their owne affections and appetites.
- 1Who be they that wrest the scripture.Who be they that wraste the scripture.
And where as they and other have accused them of error,1 yet was there never man, that could prove any error in them: Although divers Bishops of Constance, of Basil, of Curiake, with divers Universities besides: also they themselves, have been sundry times desired so to do, yet to this present day, neither they, nor ever any other so did, neither were they, nor any of all the foresaid Bishops, at their last assemble, being requested to come, so gentle to repair unto them, save only the Schashusians, and Sangallians. In the which foresaid assemble of theirs, all such as were then present, considering throughly the whole case of the matter, condescended together with them.