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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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1First, that Antichrist is not an outward thing, that is to say, a man that should suddenly appear with wonders, as your forefathers talked of him, but Antichrist is a spiritual thing. Whereunto he answered and said that he findeth no fault in it, Again it was demanded of him touching the article, whether faith only justifieth a man. To this he said, that if he should look to deserve heaven by works, he should do wickedly, for works follow faith, and Christ redeemed us all with the merits of his passion.
1FIrst, that Antechrist is not an outward thing, that is to say, a man that should sodenly appere with wonders, as your forefathers talked of him, but Antechrist is a spirituall thing. Whereunto he answered and sayd that he findeth no fault in it, Agayne it was demaunded of him touchyng the article, whether fayth onely iustifieth a man. To thys he sayd, that if he should looke to deserue heauen by works, he should do wickedly, for workes folow fayth, and Christ redemed vs all with the merites of his passion.
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That the devil holdeth our harts so hard, that it is impossible for us to consent to Gods law. To that he answered, that he findeth no fault in it.
That the deuil holdeth our harts so hard, that it is impossible for vs to consent to Gods law. To that he answered, that he findeth no fault in it.