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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. 1] 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. 1] 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
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.
¶ The Sum of S. Pauls doctrine delivered to the Gentiles.
¶ The Summe of S. Paules doctrine deliuered to the Gentiles.
1. First,1 the doctrine of S. Paul ascribeth all our justification freely & merely to faith only in Christ as to the only means and cause immediate, whereby the merits of Christs passion be applied unto us, without any other respect of work or works of the law, whatsoever? and in this doctrine the Church of the Romans was first planted.
1. FIrst,1 the doctrine of S. Paule ascribeth all our iustification freely & meerly to faith onely in Christ as to the onely meanes and cause immediate, whereby ye merites of Christes passion be applyed vnto vs, without any other respect of worke or workes of the law, whatsoeuer? and in this doctrine the Church of the Romanes was first planted.
- 1A brief sum of S. Pauls doctrine delivered to the Gentiles.A briefe sūme of S. Paules doctrine deliuered to the Gentiles.
2. Secondly,1 the same doctrine of S. Paul cutting of and excluding all glory of mans deserving, stayeth only upon Gods promise and upon grace, not mans merits, upon mercy, not mans labouring or running: upon election and calling, not mans willing. &c.