A67927:1163
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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Also the king and Prophet David was not ashamed to forsake his good intent in building of the Temple,1 after that the Prophet Nathan had showed him that it was not the pleasure of god that he should build any house for him: and notwithstanding that Nathan had before allowed & praised the purpose of David, yet he was not ashamed to revoke and eat his words again when he knew that they were not according to Gods will and pleasure.
Also the king and Prophete Dauid was not ashamed to forsake his good intent in building of the Temple,1 after that the Prophet Nathan had shewed him that it was not the pleasure of god that he should build any house for him: and notwithstanding that Nathan had before allowed & praysed the purpose of Dauid, yet he was not ashamed to reuoke and eat his words againe when he knew that they were not according to Gods will and pleasure.
- 1[…] to Gods word. By Nathan we may learn not […] to call […] our w•rdes when we […] Gods pleasure to […]. The Popes […] given to K. Henry.〈…〉 to Gods word. By Nathan we may learne not 〈…〉 to call 〈…〉 our w•rdes when we 〈…〉 Gods pleasure to 〈…〉. The Popes 〈…〉 geuen to K. Henry.
Wherefore they be sore drowned in worldly wisdom that think it against their worship to knowledge their ignorance: whom I pray to God that your grace may es•ye, and take heed of their worldly wisdom, which is foolishness before God, that you may do that that God commandeth, and not that seemeth good in your own sight without the word of God, that your grace may be found acceptable in his sight and one of the members of his church and according to the office that he hath called your Grace unto, you may be found a faithful minister of his gifts, and not a defender of his faith, for he will not have it defended by man or mans power, but by his words only, by the which he hath evermore defended it, and that by a way far above mans power or reason, as all the stories of the Bible maketh mention.