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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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Now therefore saith God by the mouth of his prophet: I will come upon thee, and I will send my wrath upon thee: 1upon thee (I say) O England, and punish thee according to thy ways, and reward thee after all thine abominations.2 Thou hast kindled the fire of Gods wrath, and hast stirred up the coals. For thou waste once lightened, and hadst tasted of the heavenly gift, and wast become partaker of the holy ghost, & haddest tasted of the good word of God: Yea, it is yet in thy mouth, saith the Prophet. Alas O England, thou knewest thy Lord and masters will, but diddest nothing thereafter:3 Thou must therefore (sayeth he) suffer many stripes, and many sharp strokes, and walk on in the glittering and hot flame of thine own fire, and in the coals that thou hast kindled. This cometh to thee from my hand, saith the Lord: namely: That thou shalt sleep in sorrow, yea even so thou shalt. The plain truth telleth the tale, the immutable justice of the everliving God, and the ordinary course of his plagues from the beginning confirmeth the same. The joy of our heart (sayeth Jeremiah) is gone,4 our glory is fallen away, our merry singing is turned into mourning, the garland of our head is fallen, Alas and weal away that ever we sinned so sore: Woe worth all abominations and wickedness: woe worth cloaked hypocrisy: woe worth our carnal liberty: woe worth our most cursed idolatry. For because of these things, saith the Lord, ye shall perish with sword, hunger, and pestilence.
Now therfore sayth God by the mouth of his prophet: I wil come vpon thee, and I will send my wrath vpon thee: 1vpon thee (I say) O Englande, and punish thee according to thy wayes, and rewarde thee after all thyne abhominations.2 Thou hast kindled the fire of Gods wrath, and hast stirred vp the coales. For thou waste once lightned, and hadst tasted of the heauenly gifte, and wast become partaker of the holy ghost, & haddest tasted of the good word of God: Yea, it is yet in thy mouth, sayth the Prophet. Alas O Englād, thou knewest thy Lorde and maisters wil, but diddest nothing thereafter: