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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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We have found also, that he hath affirmed, published, & taught, divers opinions of Luther, and wicked heresies, after that he was summoned to appear before us and our Council: That man hath no free will: That man is in sin so long as he liveth: That children incontinent after their baptism, are sinners: All Christians that be worthy to be called Christians, do know that they are in grace: No man is justified by works, but by faith only: ⟨p. 975⟩Good works make not a good man, but a good man doth make good works: That faith, hope, and charity, are so knit, that he that hath the one, hath the rest, and he that wanteth the one of them, wanteth the rest, &c. with divers other heresies and detestable opinions: and hath persisted so obstinate in the same, that by no counsel nor persuasion, he may be drawn therefrom, to the way of our right faith.
We haue found also, that he hath affirmed, published, & taught, diuers opinions of Luther, and wicked heresies, after that he was summoned to appeare before vs and our Councell: That man hath no free will: That man is in sinne so long as he liueth: That childrē incontinent after their baptisme, are sinners: All Christians that bee woorthie to bee called Christians, doo knowe that they are in grace: No man is iustifyed by workes, but by fayth onely: ⟨p. 975⟩Good workes make not a good man, but a good man doth make good workes: That fayth, hope, and charitie, are so knit, that hee that hath the one, hath the rest, and hee that wanteth the one of them, wanteth the rest, &c. with diuers other heresies and detestable opinions: and hath persisted so obstinate in the same, that by no counsayle nor perswasion, he may be drawne therefrom, to the way of our right faith.
All these premisses being considered, we having God and the integrity of our faith before our eyes,1 and following the counsel and advise of the professors of the holy Scripture, men of law, and others assisting us, for the time: do pronounce, determine, and declare, the said M Patrick Hamilton, for his affirming, confessing, and maintaining of the foresaid heresies, and his pertinacity (they being condemned already by the Church, general Councils, and most famous Universities) to be an heretic, and to have an evil opinion of the faith, and therefore to be condemned and punished, like as we condemn, and define him to be punished, by this our sentence definitive, depriving and sentencing him, to be deprived of all dignities, honours, orders, offices, and benefices of the Church: