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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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First and before all things I will exhort your grace to mark the life and process of our Saviour Christ and his Apostles in preaching and setting forth of the Gospel,1 and to note also the words of our Master Christ, which he had to his Disciples when he sent them forth to preach his Gospel, and to these have ever in your mind the golden rule of our master Christ: The tree is known by the fruit. For by the diligent marking of these, your grace shall clearly know and perceive who be the true followers of Christ and teachers of his Gospel, and who be not.2 And concerning the first, all Scripture showeth plainly that our saviour Jesus Christs life was very poor.
First and before all thinges I will exhort your grace to marke the life and processe of our Sauiour Christe and his Apostles in preaching and setting forth of the Gospell,1 and to note also the wordes of our Mayster Christ, whiche he had to his Disciples when he sent them forth to preache his Gospell, and to these haue euer in your minde the golden rule of our mayster Christ: The tree is knowne by the fruit. For by the diligent marking of these, your grace shal clearely know and perceiue who bee the true folowers of Christ and teachers of his Gospell, and who be not.2 And concerning the first, all Scripture sheweth playnelye that our sauiour Iesus Christes life was very poore.
- 1Math. 7.
- 2The rule of Christ.
Begin at his birth, and I beseech you,