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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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Hoc est nescire, sine Christo plurima scire. Si Christum bene scis, satis est, si caetera nescis.
That is: This is to be ignorant, to know many things without Christ. If thou knowest Christ well thou know est enough, though thou know no more. Therefore would S▪ Paul know nothing, but Jesus Christ crucified. &c.1 As many as are Papists and Massemongers, they may well be said to know nothing. For they know not Christ, forasmuch as in their massing they take much away from the benefit and merit of Christ.
That is: This is to be ignorant, to know many thinges without Christ. If thou knowest Christ well yu know est enough, though thou know no more. Therfore would S▪ Paule knowe nothing, but Iesus Christ crucified. &c.1 As many as are Papistes and Massemongers, they may well be said to know nothing. For they know not Christ, forasmuch as in theyr massing they take much away from the benefite and merite of Christ.
That Christ which you have described unto me,1 is invisible, but Christs Church is visible and known. For else why would Christ have said, Dic Ecclesiae. Tell it unto the church. For he had commanded in vain to go unto the church if a man cannot tell which it is.