A67927:1133
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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I do marvel why our Christian Congregation be so greatly grieved that lay people would read scripture, seeing that Saint Hierom alloweth and approveth the same, which compareth not here the unchristened to the christened, but the lay people christened to their Curates christened, under the which they have been rocked and locked a sleep in a subtle trade a great while full soundly, though now of late they have been waked, but to their pain, at the least way, to the pain of them that have weakened them with the word of God: and it is properly said of S. Hierome to call them Masters and not servants, meaning that servants teacheth not their own doctrine, but the doctrine of their Master Christ, to his glory. Masters teacheth not Christs doctrine, but their own, to their own glory: which Masterly Curates cannot be quiet till they have brought the people a sleep again: but Christ the very true Master saith: vigilate, & orate, ne intretis in tentationem. Non cogitationes meae cogitationes vestrae, neque viae meae viae vestrae, dicit dominus: & there have bene, qui cogitaverunt concilia, quae non potuerunt stabilire. i. which have gone about counsels, which they could not establish. I pray God give our people grace so to wake, ut studium illorum comprobetur, and our masters so to sleepe, ut non desidia illorum coarguatur. For who •s so blind that he seeth not how far our Christian Congregation doth gainsay S. Hierome, and speaketh after an other fashion. God amend that is amiss: for we be something wide, ywis.
I do maruell why our Christian Congregation be so greatlye greeued that lay people would read scripture, seyng that Saynct Hierom alloweth and approueth the same, which compareth not here the vnchristened to the christened, but the lay people christened to theyr Curates christened, vnder the which they haue bene rocked and locked a sleepe in a subtle trade a greate while full soundly, though nowe of late they haue beene waked, but to theyr payne, at the least way, to the payne of them that haue weakened them with the word of God: and it is properly sayd of S. Hierome to call them Maysters and not seruauntes, meaning that seruauntes teacheth not their owne doctrine, but the doctrine of theyr Mayster Christ, to his glory. Maysters teacheth not Christes doctrine, but theyr owne, to theyr owne glory: which Maysterly Curates cannot bee quiet till they haue broughte the people a sleepe agayne: but Christ the very true Mayster sayth: vigilate, & orate, ne intretis in tentationem. Non cogitationes meae cogitationes vestrae, neque viae meae viae vestrae, dicit dominus: & there haue bene, qui cogitauerunt concilia, quae non potuerunt stabilire. i. which haue gone about counsels, which they could not establish. I pray God geue our people grace so to wake, vt studium illorum comprobetur, and our maysters so to sleepe, vt non desidia illorum coarguatur. For who s so blinde that he seeth not howe farre our Christian Congregation doth gaynesay S. Hierome, and speaketh after an other fashion. God amend that is amisse: for wee be something wide, ywis.