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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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Farewell my dearly beloved brethren in Christ, both ye my fellow prisoners,1 and ye also that be exiled and banished out of your countries, because ye will rather forsake all worldly commodity, then the Gospel of Christ.
FArewell my dearely beloued brethren in Christ, bothe ye my felow prisoners,1 and ye also that be exiled and banished out of your countryes, because ye will rather forsake all worldly cō modity, then the Gospell of Christ.
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Farewell all ye together in Christ: farewell and be merry, for ye know that the trial of your faith bringeth forth patience, and patience shall make us perfect, whole and sound on every side, and such after trial (ye know) shall receive the crown of life, according to the promise of the Lord made to his dearly beloved, let us therefore be patient unto the coming of the Lord. As the husbandman abideth patiently the former and latter rain for the increase of his crop,1 so let us be patient and pluck up our hearts, for the coming of the Lord approacheth apace. Let us (my dear brethren) take example of patience in tribulation of the Prophets, which spake likewise Gods word truly in his name. Let Job be to us an example of patience, & the end which the Lord suffered, which is full of mercy and pity. We know my brethren by Gods word, that our faith is much more precious then any corruptible gold, and yet that is tried by the fire: even so our faith is therefore tried likewise in tribulations, that it may be found when the Lord shall appear, laudable, glorious and honourable. For if we for Christs cause do suffer, that is grateful before God,