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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.
1First of all it subverteth the will and testament of God. For where almighty God of mercy hath given us his son to dye for us, and with him hath given out his full promise, that whosoever believeth upon him should be saved by their faith, & assigneth none other condition either of the law or any works,2 but only of faith, to be the means between his Son and us: these men take upon them to alter this testament that God hath set, and adjoin other conditions, which the Lord in his word never appointed nor knew. To whom the words of Hierome may be well applied upon the Epistle to the Gal. speaking of such. Qui de Evangelio Christi faciunt hominis Evangelium, vel quod peius est, Diaboli, &c. That is, Which make of the Gospel of Christ, the Gospel of men, or rather the Gospel of the devil &c.
1First of all it subuerteth the will and testament of God. For where almighty God of mercy hath giuen vs his son to dye for vs, and with him hath giuen out his full promise, that whosoeuer beleeueth vpō him should be saued by their fayth, & assigneth none other condition either of the lawe or any works,2 but onely of fayth, to be ye meanes betweene his sonne and vs: these men take vpon them to alter this testament that God hath set, and adioyne other conditions, which the Lord in his word neuer appointed nor knew. To whom the wordes of Hierome may be well applyed vpon the Epistle to the Gal. speaking of such. Qui de Euangelio Christi faciunt hominis Euangelium, vel quod peius est, Diaboli, &c. That is, Which make of the Gospell of Christ, the Gospell of men, or rather the Gospell of the deuil &c.
- 1The first inconvenience.The first inconueniēce.
- 2No condition limited of God to man for salvation but one. Hieroni. in Epist. ad Gal. cap. 1.No condition limitted of God to man for saluation but one. Hieroni. in Epist. ad