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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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Furthermore, as the cause is one and ever perpetual, which worketh remission of sins unto us: so is the promise of God ever one, once made and standeth perpetual that offereth the same to the faith of the repenting sinner. And because the said promise of God is always sure and can not fail,1 which offereth remission to all them that believe in Christ, being limited neither to time nor number, therefore we may boldly conclude, that what time soever a repenting sinner believeth, and by faith applieth to him the sacrifice of Christ, he hath by Gods own promise remission of his sins, whether they were done before, or after Baptism.
Furthermore, as the cause is one and euer perpetuall, which worketh remission of sinnes vnto vs: so is the promise of God euer one, once made and standeth perpetuall that offereth the same to the faith of the repenting sinner. And because the sayde promise of God is alwayes sure and can not fayle,1 which offereth remission to all them that beleeue in Christ, being limited neyther to time nor number, therefore we may boldely conclude, that what time soeuer a repenting synner beleeueth, and by fayth applyeth to him the sacrifice of Christ, he hath by Gods owne promise remission of his sinnes, whether they were done before, or after Baptisme.
- 1Remission of sins freely promised without limitation of time or number.Remission of sinnes freely promised without limitation of time or number.
And moreover,1 for so much as the said promise of God offereth remission to the repentant sinner, by no other means nor condition. but only one, that is, by faith in Christ: therefore excluding all other means and conditions of mans working, we say, that what repenting sinner soever believeth in Christ, hath already in him self (and needeth not to seek to any Priest) perpetual assurance of remission,