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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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Let us ever have in fresh remembrance those wonderful comfortable sentences spoken by the mouth of our Saviour Christ: Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.1 Blessed are ye when men revile you, persecute you, & speak all evil against you for my sake: rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven: for so did they persecute the Prophets which were before you. Therefore let us alway bear this in our minds, that if any incommodity do chance unto us for righteousness sake,2 happy are we whatsoever the world doth think of us. Christ our master hath told us before hand, that the brother should put the brother to death, & the father the son, and the children should rise against their parents and kill them, and that Christs true Apostles should be hated of all men for his names sake: but he that shall abide patiently unto the end, shall be saved.
Let vs euer haue in freshe remembraunce those wonderfull comfortable sentences spokē by the mouth of our Sauior Christ: Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake, for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.1 Blessed are ye when men reuile you, persecute you, & speake all euill against you for my sake: reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so did they persecute the Prophets which were before you. Therfore let vs alway beare this in our mindes, that if any incommodity doe chaunce vnto vs for righteousnes sake,2 happy are we whatsoeuer the world doth thinke of vs. Christ our mayster hath tolde vs before hand, that the brother should put the brother to death, & the father the sonne, and the children should rise agaynst their parēts and kill them, and that Christes true Apostles should be hated of all men for his names sake: but he that shall abide paciently vnto the end, shalbe saued.
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