A67927:1149
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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Begin at his birth, and I beseech you,1 who ever heard of a poorer or so poor as he was? It were to long to write how poor Joseph and the blessed Virgin Mary took their journey from Nazareth toward Bethlehem, in the cold and frosty winter, having no body to wait upon them, but he both Master and man, and she both Mistress and maid▪ How vilely thinks your grace, they were entreated in the Inns and lodgings by the way? and in how vile and abject place was this poor maid, the mother of our Saviour Jesus Christ, brought to bed in, without company, light or any other thing necessary for a woman in that plight? Was not here a poor beginning, as concerning the world? Yes truly. And according to this beginning was the process and end of his life in this world, and yet he might by his godly power have had all the goods and treasures of this world at his pleasure, when and where he would.
Begin at his byrth, and I beseech you,1 who euer heard of a poorer or so poore as he was? It were to long to wryte how poore Ioseph and the blessed Uirgin Mary took theyr iourney from Nazareth toward Bethlem, in the cold and frosty winter, hauing no body to wayte vpon them, but he both Mayster and man, and she both Mistres and mayde▪ How vilely thinkes your grace, they were intreated in the Innes and lodgings by the way? and in how vile and abiect place was this poore mayd, the mother of our Sauior Iesus Christ, brought to bed in, without company, lighte or any other thing necessary for a woman in that plighte? Was not here a poore beginning, as cōcerning the world? Yes truly. And according to this beginning was the processe and end of his life in this worlde, and yet he might by his godly power haue had all the goodes and treasures of this world at his pleasure, when and where he would.
- 1The poverty of Christs life expressed.The pouerty of Christes life expressed.