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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 2] 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 2] 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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Saints are not to be worshipped.
Sayntes are not to be worshipped.
So they lied when I had showed divers significations of this word (Saints) among the vulgar people. First Images of Saints are called Saints,1 and so they are not to be worshipped: take worshipping of them for praying to them: for they are neither Mediators by way of redemption, nor yet by way of intercession. And yet they may be well used, when they be applied to that use that they were ordained for, to be lay mens books for remembrance of heavenly things. &c.
So they lyed when I had shewed diuers significations of thys word (Sayntes) among the vulgare people. First Images of Sayntes are called Sayntes,1 and so they are not to be worshipped: take worshipping of them for praying to them: for they are neither Mediators by way of redemption, nor yet by way of intercession. And yet they may be well vsed, when they be applied to that vse that they were ordeined for, to be lay mens bookes for remē braunce of heauenly thinges. &c.
- 1Difference betwixt Images & Saints.Difference betwixt Images & Saintes.