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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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Wherefore, take this for a sure conclusion, that there, where the word of God is truly preached, there is persecution,1 aswell of the hearers as of the teachers: and where as is quietness and rest in worldly pleasure, there is not the trueth. For the world loveth all that are of the world, & hateth all things that is contrary to it. And to be short, S. Paul calleth the Gospel the word of the cross,2 the word of punishment. And the holy Scripture doth promise nothing to the favourers and followers of it in this world, but trouble, vexation, and persecution, which these worldly men cannot suffer, nor away withal.
Wherefore, take this for a sure conclusion, that there, where the word of God is truely preached, there is persecution,1 aswell of the hearers as of the teachers: and where as is quietnesse and rest in worldlye pleasure, there is not the trueth. For the world loueth all that are of the world, & hateth al thinges that is contrary to it. And to be short, S. Paule calleth the Gospell the word of the crosse,2 the word of punishment. And the holy Scripture doth promise nothing to the fauourers and followers of it in this worlde, but trouble, vexation, and persecution, which these worldly men cannot suffer, nor away withall.
- 1Persecution a sure mark of true preaching.Persecution a sure marke of true preaching.
- 2The word of the Cross.The worde of the Crosse.