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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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Allin. Because that we are all kings to rule our affections, priests to preach out the virtues & word of God, as Peter writeth: & lively stones, to give light to other. For as out of flint stones cometh forth that, that is able to set all the world on fire, so out of Christians should spring the beams of the Gospel, which should inflame all the world. If we must give a reckoning of our faith to every man, and now to you demanding it, then must we study the Scriptures & practise them? What availeth it a man to have meat and will eat none, and apparel and will wear none, or to have an occupation, and to teach none, or to be a lawyer and utter none? Shall every artificer be suffered, yea and commended to practise his faculty and science, and the Christian forbidden to exercise his: Doth not every lawyer practise his law? Is not every christian a follower of Christ? Shall ignorance which is condemned in all sciences be practised of christians? Doth not s. Paul forbid any mans spirit to be quenched? Doth he prohibit any man that hath any of these gifts, which he repeateth. 1. Cor. 14. to practise the same? Only he forbiddeth women, but no man. The Jews never forbade any. Read the Acts of the apostles. And the restraint was made by Gre. the 9. pope of that name, as I hard one, a learned man preach in K. Ed. days.
Allin. Because yt we are al kings to rule our affections, preests to preach out the vertues & woorde of God, as Peter wryteth: & liuely stones, to geue light to other. For as out of flint stones commeth foorthe that, that is able to set al the world on fire, so out of Christians shoulde springe the beames of the Gospell, whiche should inflame al the world. If we must geue a reckening of our faith to euery man, and now to you demanding it, then must we study the Scriptures & practise them? What auaileth it a man to haue meate and will eate none, and apparell and will weare none, or to haue an occupation, and to teach none, or to be a lawyer and vtter none? Shall euery artificer be suffered, yea and commended to practise his facultie and science, and the Christian forbidden to exercise his: Doth not euery lawyer practise his law? Is not euery christiā a folower of Christ? Shall ignorance which is condēned in al sciences be practised of christians? Doth not s. Paul forbid any mās spirit to be quenched? Doth he prohibite any man yt hath any of these giftes, which he repeateth. 1. Cor. 14. to practise the same? Only he forbiddeth womē, but no man. The Iewes neuer forbad any. Read the Acts of ye apostles. And ye restraint was made by Gre. ye 9. pope of that name, as I hard one, a learned mā preach in K. Ed. daies.