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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 › ¶Argument, › Explication of article 3: The third Article.
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3. Only the death of Christ, and the work of his sacrifice upon the cross is to be applied to every man by faith for salvation and health of his soul.1 Beside this work alone, to apply any action or work of Priest or any other person, as meritorious of it self, and conducible to salvation, to souls health, or to remission of sins, it is Idolatry and derogatory to the Testament of God, and to the blood of Christ prejudicial.
3. Only the death of Christ, and the worke of his sacrifice vppon the crosse is to be applied to euery man by faith for saluation and health of his soule.1 Beside this worke alone, to apply any action or worke of Priest or any other person, as meritorious of it selfe, and conducible to saluation, to soules health, or to remission of sinnes, it is Idolatrie and derogatorie to the Testamente of God, and to the bloud of Christ preiudiciall.
- 1The 3. rule.