A67926:1699
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The man is the tree, his works are the fruit.
The man is the tree, his workes are the fruite.
1Faith maketh the good tree, and incredulity the evil tree: such a tree, such fruit, such a man, such works: For all things that are done in faith, please God, and are good works: and all that are done without faith, displease God and are evil works.
1FAith maketh the good tree, and incredulity the euill tree: such a tree, such fruite, such a man, such workes: For all thynges that are done in faith, please God, and are good workes: and all that are done without faith, displease God and are euill workes.
- 1•ayth maketh the man good. A good man maketh good works. To say that our works do save us, is to deny that Christ is our Saviour.•ayth maketh the mā good. A good man maketh good workes. To say that our workes do saue vs, is to deny that Christ is our Sauiour.
Who so ever believeth, or thinketh to be saved by his works, denieth that Christ is his Saviour, that Christ dyed for him, and all things that pertain to Christ. For how is he thy Saviour, if thou mightest save thy self by thy works, or whereto should he die for thee, if any works might have saved thee?