A67927:1179
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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I fear me we have to many Justices that be to much natural to their own perishment both body and soul. For worthy Justices, having ever the fear and dread of God before their eies (quales sunt pauciores apud nos, quàm vellem) will have no respect at all in their judgements and proceedinges, ad propinquitatem sanguinis, but altogether ad dignitatem & aequitatem causae, ut quod justum est semper judicent intuitu Dei, non quod iniustum est intuitu hominum: of which number I pray God make you one. Amen. Justus est (sayth John) qui facit justiciam. At, qui facit peccatum (id quod facit, quisquis iniuste facit in gratiam & favorem ullius hominis) ex diabolo est. i. He is just that doth justice. But he that sinneth (as they all do which do unjustly for favour and pleasure of men) is of the devil ⟨p. 1756⟩(saith he) which once all our partaking and unnatural justices be with all their partiality and naturalitie. Quare dignum & justum est, that as many as be such Justices, just priventur munere, & amplius quoque plectantur pro sui quisque facinoris quantitate,1 ut vel sic tandem abscindantur, tanquam nati in incommodum reipub. nostrae, qui nos conturbant cum adivvare debeant, Amen.
I feare me we haue to many Iustices that be to much naturall to theyr owne perishment both body and soule. For worthy Iustices, hauing euer the feare and dread of God before their eies (quales sunt pauciores apud nos, quàm vellem) will haue no respect at all in theyr iudgementes and proceedinges, ad propinquitatem sanguinis, but altogether ad dignitatem & aequitatem causae, vt quod iustum est semper iudicent intuitu Dei, non quod iniustum est intuitu hominum: of whiche number I pray God make you one. Amen. Iustus est (sayth Iohn) qui facit iusticiam. At, qui facit peccatum (id quod facit, quisquis iniuste facit in gratiam & fauorem vllius hominis) ex diabolo est. i. He is iust that doth iustice. But he that sinneth (as they all do whiche doe vniustly for fauour and pleasure of men) is of the deuill ⟨p. 1756⟩(saith he) which once all our pataking and vnnatural iustices be with all their partialitie and naturalitie. Quare dignum & iustum est, that as many as be such Iustices, iuste priuentur munere, & amplius quoque plectantur pro sui quisque facinoris quantitate,