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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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4. The fourth branch is,1 to teach and inform us (to whom these benefits of Christs Passion and victory do appertain) by what means the same is applied & redoundeth unto us: which means is only one, that is only faith, in Christ Jesus,2 and no other thing. Which faith it pleaseth almighty God, to accept for righteousness. And this righteousness it is, which only standeth before God and none other, as we are plainly taught by the Scriptures, and especially by the doctrine of S. Paul. Which righteousness thus rising of faith in Christ. S. Paul calleth the righteousness of God, where he speaketh of himself, utterly refuseth the other righteousness which is of the law, that the might be found in him, not having his own righteousness which is of the law, but the righteousness of Christ, which is of faith. Phil. 3.3 Again, the said Apostle writing of the Jews, which sought for righteousness and found it not: and also of the Gentiles which sought not for it, and yet found it, showeth the reason why: because (saith he) the one sought it as by works and the law, and came not to ⟨p. 22⟩it, who not knowing the righteousness of God, and seeking to set up their own righteousness,4 did not submit themselves to the righteousness which is of God: The other, which were the Gentiles, and sought not for it, obtained righteousness, that righteousness, which is of faith. &c. Ro. 9. Also in an other place, Saint Paul in the same Epistle writing of this righteousness which cometh of faith, calleth it the righteousness of God, in these words. Whom God (saith he) hath set up for a propitiation by faith in his blood, 5whereby to make manifest the righteousness, which is of himself in tolerating our sins. &c. Rom. 3. By the which righteousness it is evident that S. Paul meaneth the righteousness of faith,