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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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It is perilous to attempt any new thing in the Church which lacketh example of good men. How much more perilous is it to commit any act, unto the which, the example of the prophets, of Christ, and of the apostles are contrary.1 But unto this your fact, in abstaining from the Church by reason of the mass, the example of the Prophets, of Christ, and of the apostles are clean contrary. Therefore. &c. The first part of the argument is evident, and the second part I prove thus. In the times of the prophets, of Christ, and his Apostles, all things were most corrupt. The people was miserably given to superstition, the priests despised the law of God: and yet notwithstā ding, we neither read that the prophets made any schisms or divisions, and Christ himself haunted the temple, and taught in the temple of the Jews. Peter and John went up into the temple at the 9. hour of prayer: Paul after the reading of the law, being desired to say something to the people,2 did not refuse to do it. Yea further no man can show, that either the prophets, or Christ, and his Apostles did refuse to pray together with others, to sacrifice, or to be partakers of the Sacraments of Moses law.
It is perillous to attempt any new thing in ye Church which lacketh example of good men. How much more perillous is it to commit any act, vnto the whiche, thexample of the prophetes, of Christ, and of thapostles are contrary.1 But vnto this your facte, in abstayning from the Churche by reason of the masse, the example of the Prophetes, of Christ, and of thapostles are cleane contrarye. Therefore. &c. The first part of the argument is euident, and the second part I proue thus. In the times of the prophetes, of Christ, and his Apostles, all things were most corrupt. The people was miserably geuen to superstition, the priestes despised the law of God: and yet notwithstā ding, we neither read that ye prophets made any schismes or diuisions, and Christ himselfe haunted the temple, and taught in the temple of the Iewes. Peter and Iohn went vp into the temple at the 9. houre of praier: Paule after the readyng of the lawe, being desired to say something to the people,2 did not refuse to doe it. Yea further no man can shewe, that eyther the prophetes, or Christ, and his Apostles did refuse to pray together with others, to sacrifice, or to bee partakers of the Sacramentes of Moses law.