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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.
AS touching the doctrine of good works and the law,1 what the teaching of Saint Paul was to the Romans, ye heard before. Who although he excludeth good works from the office of Justifying, yet excludeth he them not from the practise and conversation of Christen life, but most earnestly calleth upon all faithful believers in Christ, to walk worthy their vocation, to lay down their old conversation, to give their members servants of righteousness, to offer their bodies up to God a lively Sacrifice, &c. The like example of whose teaching, if the Churches now reformed do not follow, let their Sermons, their Preachings, writings, exhortynges, and lives also bear record. who although they can not say with Christ. Which of you can blame me of sin, yet they may say to the adversaries, whosoever of you is without fault, cast the first stone of reproach against us.2 Wherefore Hosius, Pighius, with their fellows, do them open wrong, and slanderously belie them in comparing them in this behalf to Aetius Eunominus, and other heretics called Anomaei, who taking the good sentences of S. Paul, did abuse the same to filthy licence of the flesh, and corruption of wicked life, &c.
AS touching the doctrine of good workes and the lawe,1 what the teaching of Saint Paule was to the Romanes, yee hearde before. Who although hee excludeth good workes from the office of Iustifying, yet excludeth he them not from the practise and c••uersation of Christen life, but most earnestly calleth vpon all faythfull beleeuers in Christ, to walke worthye their vocation, to laye downe their olde conuersation, to gyue theyr members seruauntes of ryghteousnes, to offer their bodyes vppe to God a liuelye Sacrifice, &c. The like example of whose teachyng, if the Churches nowe reformed doe not folowe, let their Sermons, their Preachynges, wrytinges, exhortynges, and lyues also beare recorde. who although they can not say with Christ. Which of you can blame me of sinne, yet they may say to the aduersaryes, whosoeuer of you is wythout fault, cast the fyrst stone of reproch agaynst vs.2 Wherefore Hosius, Pighius, wyth their fellowes, doe them open wrong, and slaunderously belye them in comparing them in this behalfe to Aetius Eunominus, and other heretikes called Anomaei, who taking the good sentences of S. Paule, did abuse the same to filthy licence of the flesh, and corruption of wicked life, &c.