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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.
But now the killing and crucifying of the law importeth full remission to be absolute,1 and our safety to be perpetual. But here percase will be objected of some: how standeth remission of sins certain and perpetual, seeing new offences being daily committed, do daily require new remission?2 Hereto I answer? albeit sins do daily grow, whereby we have need daily to desire God to forgive us our trespasses (&c. yet notwithstanding the cause of our remission standeth ever one and perpetual,3 neither is the same to be repeated any more, nor any other cause to be sought besides that alone. This cause is the sacrificed body of Christ once upon the Cross for all sins that either have or shall be committed. Beside this cause, there is no other, neither confession, nor mens pardons that remitteth sins.4
But nowe the kylling and crucifying of the law importeth full remission to be absolute,1 and our safety to be perpetuall. But here percase will be obiected of some: how standeth remission of sinnes certeine and perpetuall, seeyng newe offences being daily committed, doe daily require newe remission?2 Hereto I aunswere? albeit sinnes doe daily growe, whereby wee haue neede dailie to desire God to forgiue vs our trespasses (&c. yet notwithstanding the cause of our remission standeth euer one and perpetuall,3 neither is the same to be repeted any more, nor any other cause to be sought besides that alone. This cause is the sacrificed body of Christ once vpon the Crosse for all sinnes that either haue or shall be committed. Beside this cause, there is no other, neither confession, nor mens pardons that remitteth sinnes.4
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