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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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1The occasion of this was, that he being first called by the light of the holy spirit to the knowledge of the gospel, and having received a wondrous sweet feeling of Christs heavenly kingdom, his mind after that falling a little to some cogitation of his former affairs belonging to his vocation, began by & by to misdoubt himself upon the occasion of these words written in the 7. to the Hebrews: For it cannot be that they which were once illumined, 2and have tasted the heavenly gift, &c. Upon the consideration of which words he fully persuaded himself, that he had sinned verily against the holy Ghost: even so much, that if he had been in the deepest pit of hell, he could almost have despaired no more of his salvation. Here readily every good man may judge of himself, what terrors, boilings, & convulsions turmoiled in the mean time in his woeful breast: although it be hard for any man to judge the grievousness thereof, unless he which hath experience of the like.
1The occasion of this was, that he beyng first called by the light of the holy spirit to the knowledge of the gospell, and hauyng receiued a wonderous sweet feeling of Christes heauenly kyngdom, his mynd after that fallyng a little to some cogitation of his former affayres belongyng to hys vocation, began by & by to misdoubt hymselfe vpō the occasion of these words written in the 7. to the Hebrues: For it cannot be that they which were once illumined, 2and haue tasted the heauenly gift, &c. Upon the consideration of which words he fully perswaded himselfe, that he had sinned verely against the holy Ghost: euen so much, that if hee had bene in the deepest pit of hell, he could almost haue dispaired no more of hys saluation. Here redily euery good man may iudge of hymselfe, what terrors, boylings, & conuulsions turmoiled in the meane tyme in his wofull brest: although it be hard for any mā to iudge the greuousnes therof, vnlesse he which hath experience of the lyke.
- 1The first occasion of John Glovers inward affliction.The first occasiō of Iohn Glouers inward afflictiō.