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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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To the second touching auricular confession, they said, that for their part, they confessed them selves daily unto God, acknowledging them selves before him, to be miserable sinners, desiring him of pardon and forgiveness of their sins, as Christ instructed his, in the prayer which he taught them:1 Lord, forgive us our sins. And as S. John sayeth: If we confess our sins to God, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. And according to that which God him self sayeth by his Prophet: O Israel, if thou return, return unto me. And again, O Israel, it is I, it is I, which forgiveth thee thy sins. So that,2 seeing they ought to return to God alone, and it is he only that forgiveth sins, therefore they were bound to confess them selves to God only,3 and to no other. Also it appeareth, that David in his Psalms, and the Prophets, and other faithful servants of God have confessed themselves, both generally and particularly unto God alone: Yet if the contrary might be proved by the word of God, they would (say they) with all humbleness receive the same.
To the second touching auricular confession, they said, that for their parte, they confessed them selues daily vnto God, acknowledging them selues before him, to be miserable sinners, desiring him of pardone and forgeuenesse of their sinnes, as Christe instructed his, in the prayer which he taught them:1 Lord, forgeue vs our sinnes. And as S. Iohn sayeth: If we confesse our sinnes to God, hee is faithfull and iust to forgeue vs our sinnes, and to cleanse vs from all vnrighteousnesse. And according to that which God him selfe sayeth by his Prophet: O Israel, if thou returne, returne vnto me. And againe, O Israel, it is I, it is I, which forgeeueth thee thy sinnes. So that,2 seeing they ought to returne to God alone, and it is he only that forgeueth sinnes, therfore they were bound to confesse them selues to God onely,3