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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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Not so, for the power of his Divinity being so great to fill all things he needeth no Vicar or deputy to supply his absence. The Friar. I will prove that although Christ be king both of heaven and earth: yet he hath here in earth, many vicars under him,1 to govern his people. The Martyr. It is one thing to rule in the civill state, another thing to rule spiritually. For in civill regiment, we have kings & princes ordained of God by the scriptures, for the observation of public society: In the spiritual regiment and kingdom of the Church it is not so. Then another Friar. Thou sayest that S. Peter is not the head of the church: I will prove he is. Our Lord said to Peter: Thou shalt be called Cephas: Which Cephas is as much to say in latin as head.2 Ergo, Peter is head of the Church. The Martyr. Where find you that interpretation? S. John in his first chap. doth expound it otherwise. Thou shalt be called Cephas, that is as much (saith he) as Petrus or stone Then the judge Uilardus calling for a new testament, turned to the place, and found it to be so. Where upon the Friar was utterly dashed and stood mute. The Friar. Thou sayest in thy confession, that a man hath no free will. I will prove it. It is written in the Gospel, how a man going from Jerusalem to Jericho,3 fell among thieves, & was spoiled, maimed, & left half dead. &c. Thomas of Aquine expoundeth this parable to mean free will, which he saith is maimed: yet not so, but ye some power remaineth in man to work. The Martyr. This interpretation I do refuse and deny. The Friar. What? thinkest thou thy self better learned then S. Thomas. The Martyr. I do arrogate no such learning unto my self. But this I say: this parable is not so to be expounded, but is set forth for example, of the Lord, to commend to us charity toward our neighbour, how one should help an other. The Friar. Thou sayest in thy confession, that we are justified only by faith. I will prove. that we are justified by works. By our works we do merit.4 Ergo, by works we are justified. The Martyr. I deny the antecedent. The Friar. S. Paul. Heb. the last, saith: Forget not to do good and to distribute unto others: Talibus enim victimis promeretur Deus. 1. For by such oblations God is merited. We merit God by our works: Ergo, we are justified by our works. The Martyr. The words of S.