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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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¶The tenor and effect of certain Sermons, made by master Latimer in Cambridge, about the year of our Lord. 1529.
¶The tenoure and effecte of certayne Sermons, made by mayster Latimer in Cambridge, about the yeare of our Lord. 1529.
TV quis es? which words are as much to say in English, Who art thou? These be the words of the Pharisees, which were sent by the Jews unto saint John Baptist in wilderness, to have knowledge of him, whom he was, which words they spake unto him of an evil intent, thinking that he would have taken on him to be Christ, and so they would have had him done with their good wills, because they knew that he was more carnal, and given to their laws, then Christ in deed should be, as they perceived by their old prophecies: and also because they marvelled much of his great doctrine, preaching, and baptising, they were in doubt whether he was Christ or not: wherefore they said unto him, who art thou? Then answered saint John, and confessed, that he was not Christ. Now here is to be noted, the great, and prudent answer of saint John Baptist unto the Pharisees, that when they required of him whom he was, he would not directly answer of himself what he was him self: but he said he was not Christ, by the which saying he thought to put the Jews and Pharisees out of their false opinion, & belief towards him, in that they would have had him to exercise the office of Christ, and •o declared farther unto them of Christ, saying: he is in the midst of you, and amongst you, whom ye know not, whose •atchet of his shoe I am not worthy to unlose, or undo. By this you may perceive that saint John spake much in the land, and praise of Christ his master, professing himself to be in no wise like unto him. So likewise it shall be necessary unto all men & women of this world, not to ascribe unto them selves any goodness of themselves, but all unto our Lord God, as shall appear hereafter, when this question aforesaid, (Who art thou?) shall be moved unto them: not as the Pharisees did unto saint John, of an evil purpose, but of a good and simple mind, as may appear hereafter.