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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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Wherefore, thou must do good works, but beware thou do them not to deserve any good thorough them, for if thou do, thou receivest the good, not as the gifts of God, but as debt to thee, and makest thy self fellow with God, because thou wilt take nothing of him for nought. And what needeth he any thing of thine, which giveth all thing and is not the poorer?
Wherfore, thou must do good works, but beware thou do them not to deserue any good thorough them, for if thou doe, thou receiuest the good, not as the giftes of God, but as dette to thee, and makest thy selfe fellow with God, because yu wilt take nothing of hym for nought. And what needeth hee any thing of thine, which geueth all thyng and is not the poorer?
Therefore do nothing to him, but take of him, for he is a gentle Lord, and with a gladder will giveth us all that we need, then we can take it of him: if then we want ought, let us wite our selves.
Therfore do nothing to him, but take of hym, for he is a gentle Lord, and with a gladder will geueth vs al that we neede, then we can take it of hym: if then we want ought, let vs wite our selues.
Press not therefore to the inheritance of heaven thorough presumption of thy good works, for if thou do, thou countest thy self holy and equal to God, because thou wilt take nothing of him for nought, and so shalt thou fall as Lucifer fell for his pride.
Presse not therefore to the inheritaunce of heauen thorough presumption of thy good works, for if thou do, thou countest thy selfe holy and equal to God, because thou wilt take nothing of hym for noughte, and so shalt thou fall as Lucifer fell for his pride.