A67927:862
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, (for as much as we know not how to pray as we ought) our Lord Jesus Christ in his Prayer, whereof he would have no man ignorant, and also the holy Ghost in the Psalms, Hymns,1 and spiritual songs which are set forth in the Bible, did teach and instruct all the people of England in the English tongue, that they might ask such things as are according to the will of the Father, and might join their hearts and lips in prayer together: but now all these things are commanded to be hid and shut up from them in a strange tongue, whereby it must needs follow, that the people neither can tell how to pray, nor what to pray for: and how can they join their hearts and voice together, when they understand no more what the voice signifieth, than a brute beast.
Of late, (for as much as we knowe not how to pray as we ought) our Lorde Iesus Christe in his Prayer, wherof he would haue no man ignoraūt, and also the holy Ghost in the Psalmes, Hymnes,1 and spirituall songes which are set foorth in the Bible, did teache and instructe all the people of Englande in the Englyshe tongue, that they might aske such thinges as are according to the will of the Father, and might ioyne their hartes and lyppes in prayer together: but nowe all these thynges are commaunded to be hid and shutte vp from them in a straunge tongue, whereby it must needes followe, that the people neyther can tell how to pray, nor what to pray for: and how can they ioyne their hartes and voyce together, whē they vnderstande no more what the voyce signifieth, than a bruite beast.
- 1In king Edwards time the people knew what they prayed: in Q. Maries time they neither knew what, nor to whom they prayed. The Catechism set forth in K. Edwards time for children in Q. Maryes time forbidden.In king Edwards tyme the people knew what they prayed: in Q. Maries time they neithe• knew what, nor to whō they praied. The Catechisme set forth in K. Edwardes tyme for children in Q. Maryes tyme forbidden.