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Of free justification
Of free justification by Christ written first in Latin by John Fox, author of the Book of martyrs, against Osorius, &c. and now translated into English, for the benefit of those who love their own souls, and would not be mistaken in so great a point.Of free justification by Christ written first in Latine by John Fox, author of the Book of martyrs, against Osorius, &c. and now translated into English, for the benefit of those who love their own souls, and would not be mistaken in so great a point.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1694
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But why should I enlarge any more upon those things, which no Man can easily set forth by Words, and with much greater difficulty can he frame his Life according to them. ⟨p. 340⟩So great is the severity of Divine Righteousness, which suffers no rash anger, nor the least reproach cast upon a Brother, nor so much as an idle word to go unpunished. Christ commands our Speech to be Yea, yea, and Nay, nay, telling us, 1That what is more than this cometh of Evil, upon which place let us hear the interpretation of Hierom: Who of us, saith he, can avoid being liable to this fault: Seeing we must give account for idle words in the Day of Judgment? If anger and reproachful speeches, and idle 2talking are liable to the Judgment, the Council, and Hell-fire; what punishment will be due to unclean lusts, and covetousness, which is the root of all Evil, &c. Hitherto are his words.
But why should I enlarge any more upon those things, which no Man can easily set forth by Words, and with much greater difficulty can he frame his Life according to them. ⟨p. 340⟩So great is the severity of Divine Righteousuess, which suffers no rash anger, nor the least reproach cast upon a Brother, nor so much as an idle word to go unpunished. Christ commands our Speech to be Yea, yea, and Nay, nay, telling us, 1That what is more than this cometh of Evil, upon which place let us hear the interpretation of Hierom: Who of us, saith he, can avoid being lyable to this fault: Seeing we must give account for idle words in the Day of Iudgment? If anger and reproachful speeches, and idle 2talking are lyable to the Iudgment, the Council, and Hel-fire; what punishment will be due to unclean lusts, and covetousness, which is the root of all Evil, &c. Hitherto are his words.
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