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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 that our faith which is surely fastened and fixed unto the word of GOD, telleth us that we shall be anon after death, in peace, in the hands of GOD, in joy, in solace, and that from death we shall go straight unto life. For Saint John sayeth: he that liveth and believeth in me, shall never dye.1 And in an other place: he shall depart from death unto life. And therefore this death of the Christian, is not to be called death, but rather a gate or entrance into everlasting life: Therefore Paul calleth it but a dissolution and resolution, and both Peter and Paul, a putting of this Tabernacle or dwelling house.2 Meaning thereby the mortal body, as wherein the soul or spirit doth dwell here in this world for a small time. Yea this death may be called to the Christian, an end of all miseries. For so long as we live here, we must pass through many tribulations before we can enter into the kingdom of heaven. And now,3 after that death hath shot his bolt, all the christian mans enemies have done what they can, after that they have no more to do. What could hurt or harm poor Lazarus that lay at the rich mans Gate? His former penury and poverty? his misery, beggary,4 and horrible sores and sickness? For so soon as death had stricken him with his dart, so soon came the angels, and carried him straight up into Abraham's bosom. What lost he by death, who from misery and pain, is set by the ministry of Angels in a place both of joy and solace.
but that our fayth whiche is surely fastened and fixed vnto the worde of GOD, telleth vs that we shall be anon after death, in peace, in the handes of GOD, in ioye, in solace, and that from death we shall go straight vnto life. For Saynt Iohn sayeth: he that liueth and beleeueth in me, shall neuer dye.1 And in an other place: he shall depart from death vnto life. And therefore this death of the Christian, is not to be called death, but rather a gate or entraunce into euerlasting life: Therefore Paule calleth it but a dissolution and resolution, and both Peter and Paul, a putting of this Tabernacle or dwelling house.