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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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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, 1and he that believeth not, shall be damned.
And touching the wealth of my soule, the faith that I haue taken and rehearsed is sufficient (as I suppose) without any other mans workes or merites. My ground and beliefe is, that there is but one God and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is Iesus Christ: so that I accept none in heauen nor in earth to be Mediatour betwene me and God, but only Iesus Christ: all other to be but as peticioners in receiuing of grace, but none able to geue influence of grace: And therefore will I bestowe no part of my goodes for that entent that any man should say or do, to helpe my soule, for therin I trust onely to the promises of Christ: He that beleeueth and is baptised, shall be saued, 1and he that beleeueth not, shall be damned.
As touching the burying of my body it availeth me not whatsoever be done thereto,1