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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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Brethren, ye are not ignorant of the deep and profound subtleties of Satan:1 for he will not cease to range about you, seeking by all means possible whom he may devour: but play ye the men, and be of good comfort in the Lord. And albeit your enemies and the adversaries of the truth, armed with all worldly force and power that may be, do set upon you: yet be not ye faint hearted, nor shrink not therefore: but trust unto your Captain Christ, trust unto the spirit of truth, & trust to the truth of your cause: which, as it may by the malice of satan be darkened,2 so can it never be clean put out. For we have (high praise be given to God therefore) most plainly, evidently, and clearly on our side, all the Prophets, all the Apostles, and undoubtedly all the ancient Ecclesiastical writers which have written, until of late years past.
Brethren, ye are not ignorant of the deepe and profoūd subtleties of Satan:1 for he will not cease to raunge about you, seking by all meanes possible whom he may deuour: but play ye the men, and be of good comfort in the Lorde. And albeit your enemies and the aduersaries of the truth, armed with all worldly force and power that may be, doe set vppon you: yet be not ye faynt harted, nor shrinke not therfore: but trust vnto your Captayne Christ, trust vnto the spirit of truth, & trust to the truth of your cause: which, as it may by the malice of satan be darckened,2 so can it neuer be cleane put out. For we haue (high prayse be geuen to God therfore) most playnely, euidently, and clearely on our side, all the Prophets, all the Apostles, and vndoubtedly all the auncient Ecclesiastical writers which haue writtan, vntill of late yeares past.
- 1The profundities of Satan. Apoc 2. 1. Peter. 5.The profundities of Sathan.