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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
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3. Thirdly,1 he declareth the virtue of his Cross & Passion, and that what exceeding benefits proceed to us by the same. By whose blood we have redemption & remission of our sins. Ephes. 1. By whose stripes we are made whole. Eay. 53. By whose Cross all things are pacified, both in heaven and in earth. Col. 1. By whose death we are reconciled. Ro. 5. Who hath destroyed death, & brought life to light. 1. Timot. 1. Who by death hath destroyed him which had the power of death, that is the devil, and hath delivered them which lived under fear of death all their life in bondage. Heb. 2. By whose obedience we are made just: by whose righteousness we are justified to life. Rom. 5. By whose curse we are blessed, and delivered from the malediction of the law. Gala. 8. By whose blood we that once were far of, are made near unto God. Ephes. 5. Who in one body hath reconciled both Jews & Gentiles unto God. Eph. 2. Who by his flesh hath taken away the division and separation between God and us, abolishing the law which was set against us in precepts & decrees. Ephes. 2.2 Who is our peace, our advocate, and propitiation for the sins of the whole world. 1. John. 2. Who was made accursed,3 & sin for us, that we might be the righteousness of God in him. 2. Cor. 5. Who is made of God for us,4