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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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The devil is not cast out by merits of fasting or prayer. To that he answered, thinking it good enough.
The deuill is not cast out by merits of fasting or prayer. To that he answered, thinking it good enough.
We can not love except we see some benefit and kindness, as long as we live under the law of God only,1 where we see but sin and damnation, and the wrath of God up on us, yea where we were damned afore we were borne. We cannot love God, nor can not but hate him as a tyrant, unrighteous & unjust, and flee from him, as did Cain.2 To that he answereth, and thinketh it good & plain enough.
We can not loue except we see some benefite and kindnes, as long as we liue vnder the law of God only,1 where we see but sinne and damnation, and the wrath of God vp on vs, yea where we were damned afore we were borne. We cānot loue God, nor can not but hate him as a tyrant, vnrighteous & vniust, and flee from him, as did Cain.2 To that he answereth, and thinketh it good & playne enough.
- 1The law worketh not in us the love of god.The lawe worketh not in vs the loue of god.
- 2Man by nature is condemned.