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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 therefore pass for those things that do pertain to the spirit,1 and be celestial, We must be here (saith Paul) not as inhabitants and home dwellers, but as strangers: not as strangers only, but after the mind of Paul, as painful soldiers appointed of our governor to fight against the governor of darkness of this world, against spiritual craftiness in heavenly things. The time is come: we must too it: the judgement must begin first at the house of God. Began they not first with the green and sappy tree? and what followed then on the dry branches? Jeremiah speaking in the person of God,2 sayeth: In the City wherein my name is invocate, will I begin to punish: but as for you, (meaning the wicked) you shall be as innocents and not once touched: for the dregs of Gods wrath, the bottom of all sorrows, are reserved unto them in the end: but Gods household shall drink the flower of the cup of his mercy. And therefore let us say with Hezekiah:3 Play the men & shrink not: let us comfort our selves, for the Lord is with us our helper, and fighteth for us. The Lord is (saith he) with you when you be with him, and when you seek him he will be found of you: and again, when you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Let vs therfore passe for those things that doe pertaine to the spirite,1 and be celestiall, We must be here (sayth Paule) not as inhabitours and home dwellers, but as straungers: not as straungers onely, but after the minde of Paule, as painful souldiers appoynted of our gouernour to fight against the gouernour of darkenesse of this worlde, against spirituall craftinesse in heauenly things. The time is come: we must too it: the iudgement must begin first at the house of God. Began they not first with the greene and sappie tree? and what followed then on the dry braunches? Ieremie speaking in the persone of God,2 sayeth: In the Citie wherein my name is inuocate, will I begin to punish: but as for you, (meaning the wicked) you shall be as innocentes and not once touched: for the dregges of Gods wrath, the bottome of all sorrowes, are reserued vnto them in the ende: but Gods houshold shall drinke the flower of the cup of hys mercye. And therfore let vs say wt Ezechias: