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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 then endure in all troubles patiently after the example of our Master Christ, and be contented therewith, for he suffered being our master and Lord: how doth it not then become us to suffer? For the disciple is not above his master,1 nor the servant above his Lord. It may suffice the disciple to be as his master, and the servant to be as his Lord. If they have called the Father of the family, the Master of the household Beelzebub, how much more shall they call so them of his household? Fear them not then (saith our Saviour) for all p•ivityes shall be made plain: there is now nothing secret, but it shall be showed in light. Of Christs words let us neither be ashamed nor afraid to speak them, for so Christ our master commandeth us, saying:2 that I tell you privily, speak openly abroad, and that I tell you in your ear, preach it upon the house top. And fear not them which kill the body, for the soul they cannot kill, but fear him which can cast both body and soul into hell fire.
Let vs then endure in all troubles paciently after the example of our Mayster Christ, and be contented therewith, for he suffered being our mayster and Lord: how doth it not then become vs to suffer? For the disciple is not aboue his mayster,1 nor the seruaunt aboue his Lord. It may suffice the disciple to be as his maister, and the seruaunt to be as his Lord. If they haue called the Father of the family, the Mayster of the householde Belzebub, howe much more shall they call so them of his householde? Feare them not then (sayth our Sauiour) for all p•iuityes shall be made playne: there is nowe nothing secret, but it shall bee shewed in light. Of Christes wordes let vs neither be ashamed nor afrayd to speake them, for so Christ our mayster commaundeth vs, saying:2 that I tell you priuily, speake openly abroade, and that I tell you in your eare, preach it vpon the house toppe. And feare not them which kill the body, for the soule they cannot kill, but feare hym which can cast both body and soule into hell fire.