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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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And what is to live in state of Curates, but that he taught which said: Petre amas me? pasce, pasce, pasce: Peter lovest thou feed, feed, feed: which is now set aside, as though to love were to do nothing else, but to wear rings: mitres, and rochets. &c. And when they err in right living, how can the people but err in loving, and all of the new fashion,1 to his dishonour that suffered his passion, and taught the true kind of loving, which is now turned into piping, playing, and curious singing, which will not be reformed (I trow) nisi per manū Dei validam. And I have both S. Austen, and S. Thomas, with divers other, that lex is taken, not alonely for Ceremonies, but also for Mo•als, where it is said: N• estis sub lege: though your friends reprove the same. But they can make no division in a christian congregation. And whereas both you and they would have a soberness in our preaching, I pray god send it unto us, whatsoever ye mean by it. For I see well, whosoever will be happy, and busy with vae vobis,2 he shall shortly after come coram nobis.
And what is to liue in state of Curates, but that hee taughte which sayd: Petre amas me? pasce, pasce, pasce: Peter louest thou feede, feede, feede: which is now set aside, as though to loue were to doe nothing els, but to weare ringes: miters, and rochets. &c. And when they erre in right liuing, how can the people but erre in louing, and all of the new fashion,1 to his dishonor that suffered his passion, and taught the true kinde of louing, whiche is nowe turned into piping, playing, and curious singing, which will not be reformed (I trow) nisi per manū Dei validam. And I haue both S. Austen, and S. Thomas, with diuers other, that lex is taken, not alonely for Ceremonies, but also for Mo•als, where it is sayd: N• estis sub lege: though your frendes reproue the same. But they can make no diuision in a christian congregation. And whereas both you and they would haue a sobernes in our preaching, I pray god send it vnto vs, whatsoeuer ye meane by it. For I see well, whosoeuer will be happy, and busye with vae vobis,