A67926:1763
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 third danger to be avoided, is, that we do not use or apply, on the contrary side, the Gospel, in stead of the law. 1For as the other before was even as much as to put on a mourning gown, in the feast of a Marriage: so is this but even to cast pearls before swine. Wherein is a great abuse among many. For commonly it is seen that these worldly Epicures and secure Mammonists, to whom the doctrine of the law doth properly appertain, do receive and apply to themselves most principally, the sweet promises of the Gospel: and contrariwise, the other contrite and bruised harts: to whom belongeth only the joyful tidings of the Gospel, and not the law, for the most part, receive and retain to themselves the terrible voice and sentences of the law▪ Whereby it cometh to pass: that many do rejoice, where they should mourn: and on the other side, many do fear and mourn, where they need not. Wherefore to conclude, in private use of life, let every person discreetly discern between the law and the Gospel, and aptly apply to him self that which he seeth convenient.
The thirde daunger to be auoyded, is, that we doe not vse or apply, on the contrary side, the Gospell, in stead of the lawe. 1For as the other before was euen as much as to put on a mournyng gowne, in the feast of a Mariage: so is this but euen to cast pearles before swine. Wherin is a great abuse among many. For commonly it is sene that these worldly Epicures and secure Mammonistes, to whom the doctrine of the law doth properly appertain, do receiue and apply to themselues most principally, the sweete promises of the Gospel: and contrariwise, the other contrite and brused harts: to whome belongeth onely the ioyfull tidings of the Gospel, and not the lawe, for the most part, receiue and reteine to thēselues the terrible voice and sentences of the law▪ Whereby it commeth to passe: that many do reioyce, where they shuld mourne: and on the other side, many doe feare and mourne, where they neede not. Wherefore to conclude, in priuate vse of life, let euery person discreatly discerne betweene the lawe and the Gospell, and aptly apply to him selfe that which he seeth conuenient.