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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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Of late days those heavenly mysteries, whereby Christ hath ingrafted us into his body,1 and hath united us one to another, whereby also being regenerate & borne anew unto God, he hath nourished, increased, and strengthened us, whereby moreover, either he hath taught and set forth an order amongest them which are whole, or else to the sick in soul or body hath given, as it were wholesome medicines and remedies: those (I say) were all plainly set forth to the people in their own language, so that what great and exceeding good things every man had received of God: what duty every one owed to an other by Gods ordinance: what every one had professed in his vocation, and was bound to observe: where remedy was to be had for the wicked and feeble, he to whom God had given a desire and willing hart to understand those things, might soon perceive and understand. But now all these things are taught & set forth in such sort, that the people redeemed with Christs blood, and for whose sakes they were by Christ himself ordained, can have no manner of understanding thereof at all.
Of late dayes those heauenly mysteries, whereby Christe hath ingrafted vs into his body,1 and hath vnited vs one to another, whereby also being regenerate & borne anew vnto God, he hath nourished, encreased, and strengthened vs, whereby moreouer, eyther he hath taught and set foorth an order amongest them which are whole, or els to the sicke in soule or body hath geuen, as it were wholesome medicines and remedies: those (I say) were al plainlye set foorth to the people in their owne language, so that what great and exceeding good things euery man had receiued of God: what duetie euery one owed to an other by Gods ordinaunce: what euery one had professed in his vocation, and was bound to obserue: where remedy was to be had for the wicked and feeble, he to whom God had geuen a desire and willing hart to vnderstand those thinges, might soone perceiue and vnderstand. But now all these thinges are taught & set forth in such sort, that the people redeemed with Christes bloud, and for whose sakes they were by Christe himselfe ordeined, can haue no maner of vnderstanding thereof at all.
- 1Comparison between the religion in K Edwards time, & the religion set out in Q. Maryes time. Scriptures in K. Edwards time known, in Queen Maryes time unknown.