A67927:1026
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.
Pilgrimage.
And I never denied Pilgrimage. And yet I have said that much scurf must be pared away ere ever it can be well done, superstition, idolatry, false faith, and trust in the Image,1 unjust estimation of the thing, setting aside Gods ordinance for doing of the thing: debts must be paid restitutions made, wife & children provided for, duty to our poor neighbours discharged. And when it is at the best, before it be vowed, it need not to be done, for it is neither under the bidding of GOD nor of man to be done. And Wives must counsel with Husbands, and Husbands and Wives with Curates, before it be vowed to be done. &c.
And I neuer denyed Pilgrimage. And yet I haue sayed that much scurffe must be pared away ere euer it can be wel done, superstition, idolatry, false fayth, and trust in the Image,1 vniust estimation of the thing, setting aside Gods ordinaunce for doynge of the thing: debtes must be payd restitutions made, wife & children prouided for, duetye to our poore neighbours discharged. And when it is at the best, before it be vowed, it neede not to be done, for it is neither vnder the bidding of GOD nor of manne to be done. And Wiues muste counsell with Husbandes, and Husbandes and Wiues with Curates, before it be vowed to bee done. &c.
- 1Pare away the skurf•, and clean take all Popery away.Pare away the skurf•, and cleane take all Poperye away.