A67926:1762
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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The second Caution or danger to be avoided is, that we now knowing how to discern rightly between the law and the Gospel, and having intelligence not to mistake the one for the other, 1must take heed again, that we break not the order between these two, taking and applying the law, where the Gospel is to be applied, either to our selves, or toward other. For albeit the law and the Gospel, many times are to be joined together in order of doctrine: yet case may fall sometimes, that the law must be utterly sequestered from the Gospel. As when any person or persons do feel them selves, with the majesty of the law, 2and judgement of God so terrified and oppressed, and with the burden of their sins overweighed and thrown down into utter discomfort, and almost even to the pit of hell, as happeneth many times, to soft and timorous consciences of Gods good servants: when such mortified hearts do hear either in preaching, or in reading, any such example or place of the Scripture, which pertaineth to the law, 3let them think the same nothing to belong to them, no more then a mourning weed belongeth to a marriage feast: and therefore, removing utterly out of their minds all cogitation of the law, of fear, of judgement, and condemnation, let them only set before their eyes the Gospel, the sweet comforts of Gods promise, free forgiveness of sins in Christ, grace, redemption, liberty, rejoicing, Psalms, thanks, singing, and a Paradise of spiritual jocundity, and nothing else: thinking thus with them selves, 4that the law hath done his office in them already, and now must needs give place to his better, that is, must needs give room to Christ the Son of God, who is the Lord and master, the fulfiller, and also the finisher of the law: for the end of the law, is Christ.