A67927:1459
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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Of late all men and women were taught after Christs doctrine,1 to pray in that tongue which they could understand, that they might pray with hart, that which they should speak with their tongue: now (alas) the unlearned people is brought in that blindness again, to think that they pray, when they speak with their tongue, they can not tell what, nor whereof: their hart is nothing mindful at all, for that it can understand never a whit thereof.
Of late al men and women were taught after Christes doctrine,1 to pray in that toūg which they could vnderstād, that they might pray with hart, that whiche they shoulde speake with theyr toung: now (alas) the vnlearned people is brought in that blindnes again, to think that they pray, when they speak with theyr toung, they can not tell what, nor wherof: theyr hart is nothing mindefull at all, for that it can vnderstand neuer a whit therof.
- 1Ignorance a prayer.
Of late the Lords Supper was duly ministered and taught to be made common,1 to all that were true Christians, with thanksgiving, and setting forth of the Lords death & passion, until his returning again, to judge both quick and dead: but now (alas) the Lords table is quite overthrown, and that which ought to be common to all godly, is made private to a few ungodly, without any kind of thanksgiving, or any setting forth of the Lords death at all, that the people is able to understand.
Of late the Lordes Supper was duely ministred and taught to be made common,1 to all that were true Christians, with thankesgeuing, and setting foorth of the Lordes death & passion, vntill his returning agayne, to iudge both quicke and dead: but now (alas) the Lordes table is quite ouerthrowne, and that whiche ought to be common to all godly, is made priuate to a fewe vngodlye, without any kind of thankesgeuing, or any setting foorth of the Lordes death at all, that the people is able to vnderstand.