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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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But (alas) of late into this spiritual possession of the heavenly treasure of these godly riches,1 are entered in thieves that have robbed and spoiled all this heavenly treasure away. I may well complain on these things, and cry out upon them with the Prophet, saying: Deus venerunt gentes in haereditatem tuam, &c. Psal. 72. O Lord God, the Gentiles, Heathen nations are come into thy heritage: They have defiled thy holy Temple, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones, that is, They have broken & beaten down to the ground thy holy City. This Heathenish generation, these thieves of Samaria,2 these Sabei and Chaldei, these robbers have rushed out of their dens, and have robbed the Church of England, of all the foresaid holy treasure of God: they have carried it away, and overthrown it, and in stead of Gods holy word, the true and right administration of Christs holy Sacraments, as of Baptism and others,3 they mixed their ministry with mens foolish fantasies, and many wicked and ungodly traditions withal.
But (alas) of late into this spirituall possession of the heauēly treasure of these godly riches,1 are entred in theues that haue robbed and spoyled all this heauenly treasure away. I may well complayne on these thyngs, and cry out vpon them with the Prophet, saying: Deus venerunt gentes in haereditatem tuam, &c. Psal. 72. O Lord God, the Gentiles, Heathen nations are come into thy heritage: They haue defiled thy holy Temple, and made Ierusalem an heape of stones, that is, They haue broken & beaten down to the ground thy holy Citie. This Heathenish generatiō, these thieues of Samaria,2 these Sabei and Chaldei, these robbers haue rushed out of their dennes, and haue robbed the Church of England, of all the foresayd holy treasure of God: they haue caried it away, and ouerthrown it, and in stead of Gods holy worde, the true and right administration of Christes holy Sacramentes, as of Baptisme and others,