A67926:793
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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7. That Christ only is to be invocated, as the mediator and advocate of mankind, to God the father.
7. That Christ onely is to be inuocated, as the mediator and aduocate of mankinde, to God the father.
8. That there is no place to be found by the holy Scripture, wherein souls are purged after this life: and therefore all those prayers & ceremonies, Yearly Diriges & Obits, which are bestowed upon the dead: also Lamps, Tapers and such other things, profit nothing at all.
8. That there is no place to be found by the holy Scripture, wherin soules are purged after thys life: and therfore all those praiers & ceremonies, Yerely Diriges & Obites, which are bestowed vpon the dead: also Lampes, Tapers and such other things, profite nothing at all.
9. That to set up any picture or Image to be worshipped, is repugnant to the holy scripture, and therefore if any such be erected in Churches for that intent, the same ought to be taken down.
9. That to sette vp any picture or Image to be worshipped, is repugnant to the holy scripture, and therfore if any such be erected in Churches for that entent, the same ought to be taken downe.