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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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¶Here followeth a Summary collection of the errors, heresies, and absurdities contained in the popes doctrine, contrary to the rules of Gods word, and the first institution of the Church of Rome.
¶Here foloweth a Summary collection of the errours, heresies, and absurdities conteyned in the popes doctrine, contrary to the rules of Gods vvord, and the first institution of the Church of Rome.
Of Faith and Justification.
Of Faith and Iustification.
First,1 as touching the only means and instrumental cause of our justification, whereby the merits of Christs ⟨p. 25⟩Passion be applied to us & made ours,2 ye heard before how S. Paul only ascribeth the same to faith: as appeareth by all his letters, especially to the Romans. Where he excluding all kind of works, ascribeth all our salvation, justification, righteousness, reconciliation, and peace with god only to faith in Christ. Contrary to which doctrine the Pope and his church hath set up divers and sundry other means of their own devising,3