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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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Here remaineth two objections, which may seem weighty, and the which may peradventure move many not to follow the former counsel. The former reason is, A man will say, O sir it is no small matter ye speak of, to depart from a mans own native country, into a strange realm.1 Many men have so great lets, as how it is possible that they can, or may do so? Some have lands & possessions, which they cannot carry with them: some have father, mother, wife, children, and kinsfolk, from whom to depart is as hard a thing (and all one almost) as to suffer death, and to go to a strange country, that thou knowest not, neither the manner of the people, nor how thou mayst away either with the people, or with the country. Or what a hard thing it is to live among a strange people, whose tongue thou doest not understand. &c.
Here remayneth two obiections, whiche may seeme wayghty, and the whiche may peraduenture moue many not to follow the former councel. The former reason is, A man will say, O sir it is no small matter ye speake of, to depart from a mans owne natiue countrey, into a strange realme.1 Many men haue so great lettes, as how it is possible that they can, or may do so? Some haue landes & possessions, whiche they cannot carry with them: some haue father, mother, wife, children, and kinsfolke, from whome to depart is as hard a thing (and all one almost) as to suffer death, and to go to a straunge country, that thou knowest not, neyther the maner of the people, nor how thou mayst away either with the people, or with ye country. Or what a hard thing it is to liue amonge a straunge people, whose tongue thou doest not vnderstand. &c.
- 1Carnal objections answered.Carnall obiections aunswered.
I grant here thou mayst heap a number of worldly incommodities, which are surely very like to ensue the departure out of a mans own native country, I mean out of the whole realm, into a strange land: but what of all these, and a thousand moe of the like sort? I will set unto them one saying of our saviour Christ, which unto the faithful child of God, and to the true christian, is able to countervail all these, yea and to way them down. Christ our saviour saith in Luke: If any come to me, and do not hate his father and mother (he meaneth, and will not in his cause forsake his father and mother) his wife, children and brethren, yea and his life too, he cannot be my disciple: and whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after me, he cannot be my disciple. And in the same place he declareth by the two parables, one of a builder, and the other of a king that is a warrior, that every man that will not in Christs cause, forsake all that ever he hath, he can not be his Disciple. Look the places who will: the matter is so plainly set forth, that no glosses, nor cloaking of conscience to the man of God, can serve to the contrary. Many places there be for the same purpose, for the embracing of Christs cross, when Christ and his cause layeth it upon our back: but this is so plain that I need here to rehearse no more.