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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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Book 8 › ¶James Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.Book 8 › ¶Iames Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.
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Whereunto he answered: To say plainly, he knew no man to have preached the word of God sincerely & purely, 1and after the vain of Scripture, except M. Crome and M. Latimer, and said moreover, that the new Testament now translated into English, ⟨p. 1028⟩doth preach and teach the word of God, & that before that time, men did preach but only: that folks should believe as the church did believe, and then if the Church erred, men should err to. Howbeit the church said he, 2of Christ can not err: & that there were 2. Churches, that is, the Church of Christ militant, and the Church of Antichrist, and that this church of Antichrist may & doth err, but the Church of Christ doth not.
Wherunto he answered: To say playnly, he knew no mā to haue preached the word of God sincerely & purely, 1and after the vayne of Scripture, except M. Crome and M. Latimer, and sayd moreouer, that the new Testament now translated into Englishe, ⟨p. 1028⟩doth preach and teach the word of God, & that before that time, men did preach but onely: that folkes should beleue as the churche did beleue, and then if the Church erred, men should erre to. Howbeit the church sayd he, 2of Christ can not erre: & that there were 2. Churches, that is, the Church of Christ militant, and the Church of Antechrist, and that this church of Antechrist may & doth erre, but the Church of Christ doth not.
- 1The truth of the Scripture, long hid.The truth of the Scripture, longe hyd.
- 2Two Churches.