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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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Sixthly, it standeth against Scripture, that the Sacrifice and death of Christ can be applied any other wise to our benefit and justification, then by faith: Wherefore it is false that the action of the Mass can apply the benefit of Christs death unto us. Ex opere operato, 1sine bono motu utentis vel sacrificantis.
Sixtly, it standeth agaynst Scripture, that the Sacrifice and death of Christ can bee applyed any other wise to our benefite and iustification, then by fayth: Wherfore it is false that the action of the Masse can apply the benefite of Christes death vnto vs. Ex opere operato, 1sine bono motu vtentis vel sacrificantis.
- 1Opus operatum.
Seventhly, where as the benefit of our salvation and justifying standeth by the free gift & grace of God through our faith in Christ:1 contrary the application of these Popish Masses stoppeth the freeness of Gods grace and maketh that this benefit must first come through the Priests hands and his opus operatum, unto us.
Seuenthly, where as the benefite of our saluatiō and iustifiyng standeth by the free gift & grace of God through our fayth in Christ:1 contrary the application of these Popish Masses stoppeth the freenesse of Gods grace and maketh that this benefite must first come through ye Priestes handes and his opus operatum, vnto vs.
- 1Private masses against the free grace of God.