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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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Of late the commandment of God:1 Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Image, nor any similitude, or likeness of any thing in heaven above, or in earth beneath, or in the water under the earth, thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them: This commandment of God (I say) was graven almost every where in Churches, was learned of every body both young & old: whereupon Images that provoked the simple, and ignorant people unto Idolatry (as the wise man saith) were taken out of the Churches,2 & straightly forbidden that none should any where, either bow down to them, or worship them: but now (alas) Gods holy word is blotted, and razed out of Churches, & stocks and stones are set up in the place thereof, God commandeth his word so to be ordered, that it might be had in continual remembrance at all times, and in every place: and on the other side he forbade Images and Idols, so to be either made, or set in any place, where any should bow or worship them: but now (alas) that which God commaū dead, is not passed upon, and that which he forbiddeth, is masterfully maintained by falsehood and craft, and wickedly upholden.
Of late the commaundement of God:1 Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen Image, nor any similitude, or likenes of any thing in heauen aboue, or in earth beneath, or in the water vnder the earth, thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worship them: This commaundement of God (I say) was grauen almost euery where in Churches, was learned of euery body both young & olde: whereupon Images that prouoked the simple, and ignorant people vnto Idolatrie (as the wise man sayth) were taken out of the Churches,2 & straightly forbidden that none shoulde any where, eyther bow downe to them, or worshippe them: but now (alas) Gods holy word is blotted, and rased out of Churches, & stockes and stones are set vp in the place thereof, God cō maundeth his word so to be ordered, that it might be had in continual remēbraunce at all times, and in euery place: and on the other side he forbadde Images and Idols, so to be either made, or set in any place, where any should bowe or worship them: but now (alas) that which God cōmaū ded, is not passed vpon, and that which he forbiddeth, is maysterfully maynteined by falshoode and craft, and wickedly vpholden.