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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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The Galatians having for preachers and teachers the false Apostles, by whose teaching they were degenerate from the sweet liberty of the Gospel into the sour bond of ceremonies, thought themselves peradventure a Christian Congregation when Saint Paul did write his Epistle unto them, and were in a quiet trade under the dominion of masterly Curates, so that the false Apostles might have objected to S. Paul that this Apostleship was not of God, for as much as there was dissension in a Christian Congregation by occasion thereof, while some would renew their opinions by occasion of the Epistle some would opinari, as they were wont to do, and follow their great Lords and masters the false Apostles, which were not heathen and unchristened, but Christened, and hie Prelates of the professors of Christ. For your friends I know right well what Erasmus hath said in an Epistle set before the Paraphrases of the first Epistle to the Corinthians,1 which Erasmus hath caused no small dissension with his pen in a Christian Congregation, in as much as many have dissented from him, not alonely in Cloisters, (men more then christened men) of high perfection, but also at Pauls Cross, and S. Mary Spittle: besides many that with no small zeal have written against him, but not without answer.
The Galathians hauing for preachers and teachers the false Apostles, by whose teaching they were degenerate frō the sweet liberty of the Gospell into the sowre bond of ceremonies, thoght themselues peraduenture a Christian Congregation when Saint Paule did write his Epistle vnto them, and were in a quiet trade vnder the dominion of maysterly Curates, so that the false Apostles might haue obiected to S. Paule that this Apostleshippe was not of God, for as muche as there was dissention in a Christian Congregation by occasion therof, while some would renue their opinions by occasion of the Epistle some would opinari, as they were wont to do, and folow theyr great Lordes and maysters the false Apostles, whiche were not heathen and vnchristened, but Christened, and hie Prelates of the professors of Christ. For your frendes I know right well what Erasmus hath sayde in an Epistle set before the Paraphrases of the first Epistle to the Corinthians,1 which Erasmus hath caused no small dissension with his pen in a Christian Congregation, in as much as many haue dissented frō him, not alonely in Cloysters, (men more then christened men) of high perfection, but also at Paules Crosse, and S. Mary Spitle: besides many that with no small zeale haue written agaynst him, but not without aunswere.