A67927:5753
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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This have I written, chiefly to certify all people how we were delivered,1 because many carnal Gospellers and Papists have said, that it was prescribed that we should be so delivered, because they think that God is subject to man, and not man to God. For if they did, they would not blaspheme him as they do, or if they thought they should give account for it. Have not many of them red, how God delivered Israel out of Egypt? Daniel out of the Lyons den? Sydrach, Misaach, and Abednego out of the burning oven? with divers other such like examples, yea God is the same God that he was then. He is no older, nor less in power, as some count him in wondering at his works. Now to the matter.
This haue I written, chiefly to certifie all people how we were deliuered,1 because many carnall Gospellers and Papists haue sayd, that it was prescribed that we should be so deliuered, because they thinke that God is subiect to man, and not man to God. For if they did, they would not blaspheme hym as they doe, or if they thought they should geue account for it. Haue not many of them red, how God deliuered Israel out of Egypt? Daniel out of the Lyons denne? Sydrach, Misaach, and Abednago out of the burnyng ouen? with diuers other such like exāples, yea God is the same God that he was then. He is no older, nor lesse in power, as some count hym in wondring at his works. Now to the matter.
- 1Woodmen purgeth himself of false slander.Woodmen purgeth himselfe of false sclander.
After I was delivered,1 the Papists said that I had consented to them, whereof they made themselves glad: the which was the least part of my thought (I praise God therefore) as they well perceived, and knew the contrary within a while. For I went from parish to parish, & talked with them, to the number of 13. or 14. and that of the chiefest in all the Country: and I angered them so,