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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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But to let these slanders pass, now what the errors be of the Church of Rome, touching this part of doctrine, remaineth to be declared. Whose error first standeth in this, that they misunderstanding the definition of good works, do call good works, not such as properly are commanded by the law of God, but such as are agreeable to the Popes law: As building of Abbeys and churches, giving to the high altar, founding of trentals, finding of chantries, gilding of Images, hearing of Masses, going on pilgrimage, fighting for the holy cross, keeping of vows, entering to orders, fasting of vigils, creeping to the Cross, praying to Saints, &c. All which are not only reputed for good works, but so preferred also before all other works, that to these is given pardon from the Pope, double and triplefolde more, then to any other good work of charity commanded in the law of almighty God.1
But to let these slaunders passe, nowe what the errours be of the Church of Rome, touching this part of doctryne, remayneth to be declared. Whose errour first standeth in this, that they mysunderstanding the definition of good workes, doe call good workes, not such as properly are commaunded by the lawe of God, but such as are agreable to the Popes law: As buylding of Abbayes and churches, gyuing to the high altar, founding of trentales, fynding of chauntries, gylding of Images, hearing of Masses, going on pilgrimage, fyghting for the holye crosse, keeping of vowes, entryng to orders, fastyng of vigiles, creepyng to the Crosse, praying to Saintes, &c. All which are not onely reputed for good workes, but so preferred also before all other workes, that to these is gyuen pardon from the Pope, double and triplefolde more, then to any other good worke of charitie commaunded in the law of almightie God.1
- 1The second error of the Papists in the doctrine of good works.The second errour of the Papistes in the doctrine of good workes.