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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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None of our works either save us, or condemn us.
None of our workes either saue vs, or condemne vs.
1IF works make us neither righteous nor unrighteous, then thou wilt say, it maketh no matter what we do. I answer, if thou do evil, it is a sure argument, that thou art evil,2 and wantest faith. If thou do good, it is an argument that thou art good, & haste faith, for a good tree beareth good fruit, and an evil tree evil fruit. Yet good fruit maketh not the tree good, nor evil fruit the tree evil: so that man is good ere he do good deeds, and evil, ere he do evil deeds,
1IF woorks make vs neither rightuous nor vnrightuous, then thou wilt say, it maketh no matter what we doe. I answer, if thou do euill, it is a sure argument, that thou art euill,2 and wantest faith. If thou do good, it is an argument that thou art good, & haste faith, for a good tree beareth good fruite, and an euill tree euill fruite. Yet good fruite maketh not the tree good, nor euill fruite the tree euill: so that man is good ere he do good dedes, and euill, ere he do euil dedes,
- 1Objection.Obiection.
- 2Answer.