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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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IN the name of God, Amen. I William Tracie of Todington in the County of Gloucester Esquire, make my Testament & last will, as hereafter followeth.1 First and before all other things, I commit my self unto God & to his mercy, believing without any doubt or mistrust that by his grace and the merits of Jesus Christ, and by the virtue of his passion and of his resurrection, I have and shall have remission of all my sins and resurrection of body & soul, according as it is written: I believe that my redeemer liveth, & that in the last day I shall rise out of the earth, and in my flesh shall see my Saviour: this my hope is laid up in my bosom.
IN the name of God, Amen. I William Tracie of Todington in the Countie of Glocester Esquire, make my Testament & last wil, as hereafter foloweth.1 First and before all other things, I commit my selfe vnto God & to his mercy, beleuing without any doubt or mistrust that by hys grace and the merits of Iesus Christ, and by the vertue of his passion and of his resurrection, I haue and shall haue remission of all my sinnes and resurrection of body & soul, according as it is written: I beleue that my redemer liueth, & that in the last day I shall rise out of the earth, and in my flesh shall see my Sauiour: this my hope is laid vp in my bosome.
And touching the wealth of my soul, the faith that I have taken and rehearsed is sufficient (as I suppose) without any other mans works or merits. My ground and belief is, that there is but one God and one Mediator between God and man, which is Jesus Christ: so that I accept none in heaven nor in earth to be Mediator between me and God, but only Jesus Christ: all other to be but as petitioners in receiving of grace, but none able to give influence of grace: And therefore will I bestow no part of my goods for that intent that any man should say or do, to help my soul, for therein I trust only to the promises of Christ: He that believeth and is baptised, shall be saved,