A67927:1178
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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Lord God, who would have thought that there had been so many partaking Justices, that is to say, unjust Justices in Warwickshire, if Master N. himself one of the same order (but altogether out of order) and therefore knoweth it best, had not told us the tale? but these call you (you say) very unnatural. &c. And why not rather (I pray you) to much natural? For we reade de natura duplici, integra & corrupta. Illa erat justiciae plena:1 haec nisi reparata semper manet iniusta, iniusticiae fructus alios post alios paritura: so that he that will not help his brother having a just cause in his need, may be justly called unnatural, as not doing juxta instinctu naturae, sive integre, sive reparate. i. According to the instinct of nature either as it was at the beginning, or as it was restored. But he that will take his brothers part against right, as to ratify his brothers wrong deceiving, he is too much natural, tanquam sequens ingenium sive inclinationem naturae corruptae, contra voluntatem Dei. i. As one following the disposition and inclination of corrupt nature against the will of God: and so to be natural may seem to be cater cousin or cousin germane with, to be diabolical.
Lord God, who would haue thought that there had beene so many partaking Iustices, that is to say, vniust Iustices in Warwickshire, if Maister N. himselfe one of the same order (but altogether out of order) and therefore knoweth it best, had not told vs the tale? but these call you (you saye) verye vnnaturall. &c. And why not rather (I pray you) to much naturall? For we reade de natura duplici, integra & corrupta. Illa erat iusticiae plena:1 haec nisi reparata semper manet iniusta, iniusticiae fructus alios post alios paritura: so that he that will not helpe his brother hauing a iust cause in his neede, may be iustly called vnnaturall, as not doing iuxta instinctu naturae, siue integre, siue reparate. i. According to the instinct of nature either as it was at the beginning, or as it was restored. But hee that will take his brothers parte agaynst right, as to ratifie his brothers wrong deceiuing, he is too muche naturall, tanquam sequens ingenium siue inclinationem naturae corruptae, contra voluntatem Dei. i. As one folowing the disposition and inclination of corrupt nature agaynst the wil of God: and so to be naturall maye seeme to bee cater cosin or cosin germane with, to be diabolicall.