A67927:1131
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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And where they add in uno Domino. i. in one Lord, I read in Math. 17. non omnis qui dicit Domine, Domine. &c. •. Not every one that saith Lord, Lord. &c. And in Luke the Lord himself complaineth and rebuketh such professors and confessors,1 saying to them: Cur dicitis domine, domine, & non facitis quae dico? i. Why call you me Lord, Lord, and do not that I bid you? even as though it were enough to a Christian man, or to a Christian Congregation to say every day, Domine Dominus noster, and to salute Christ with a double Domine. But I would your friends would take the pains to read over Chrysostom super Mathaeum,2 hom. 49. cap. 24. to learn to know a Christian Congregation, if it will please them to learn at him. And where they add, in una fide. i. in one faith, S. James saith boldly: ostende mihi fidem ex operibus. i. show me thy faith by thy works. And S. Hierome: Si tamen credimus, inquit, opere veritatem ostendimus.3 And Scripture sayeth, qui credit Deo, attendit mandatis: And the devils believe to their little comfort, I pray God to save you and your friends from that believing Congregation, and from that faithful company.
And where they adde in vno Domino. i. in one Lorde, I reade in Math. 17. non omnis qui dicit Domine, Domine. &c. •. Not euery one that sayth Lord, Lord. &c. And in Luke the Lord himself complayneth and rebuketh such professors and confessours,1 saying to them: Cur dicitis domine, domine, & non facitis quae dico? i. Why call you me Lord, Lord, and doe not that I bid you? euen as though it were enough to a Christian man, or to a Christian Congregation to say euery day, Domine Dominus noster, and to salute Christe with a double Domine. But I woulde your frendes would take the paynes to read ouer Chrysostome super Mathaeum,2