A67926:3757
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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¶Another epistle of the said Volusianus, concerning marriage not to be restrained from priests and ministers of the Church. CVm sub liberi arbitrij potestate creati simus, & non sub lege, sed sub gratia, qualiter creati sumus, vivamus. Vos qui continentiae legem nobis inuitis, imponitis, liberi arbitrij nos potestate privatis. Quod nolumus velle, & quod volumus nolle cogendo imperatis, & imperando cogitis: & legis vinculo, à quo ipsa gratia nos in libertatem liberati sumus, 1alligare, & spiritum seruitutis iterum in timore accipere, ipsamque gratiam, sine qua nihil facere possumus, omninò evacuare satagitis, ita ut (sicut ait Apostolus) ipsa gratia jam non sit gratia, & Dei donum non sit Dei donum: Et non ex Deo sed ex homine, nec ex vocante, sed ex operante: cum idem Apostolus dicat: Quia non est volentis neque currentis, sed Dei miserentis. Nam cùm sint▪ tria principalia & quasi effectiva, per quae omnis anima humana capax & compos rationis, 2quicquid spiritalis boni apprehendere & percipere potest, apprehendit & percipit, & sine quibus nihil prorsus capere possit: liberum arbintrium videlicet, Mandatum, & gratia (libero enim arbitrio bona à malis decernimus atque eligimus: mandato ad omnia facienda provocamur ac incitamur: gratia promovemur & adivvamur) horum omnium tamen gratia Domina & Magistra & quasi praepotens imperatrix & Regina est, ad cuius nutum caetera pendent, & ab ea vim & efficaciam expectant, & sine illa nihil praevalent, sed quasi stolida & mortua, 3sicut materia sine forma, jacent & subiacent. Loco enim materiae, secundum propositionem aliquam, liberum arbitrium possumus accipere non incongruè: Gratiam verò, loco formae: Mandatum autem quod medium est quasi instrumentum, ad utrunque respicere, quo summus artifex Dominus liberum arbitrium quasi stolidam materiam moveat & promoveat, & formam gratiae illi componat. Et sicut materia sine form• est horrida & deformis: ita liberum arbitrium est horridum & deforme sine gratia superueniente se movente & promovente, mandato medio quasi instrumento (ut diximus) interueniente. Quod ergò forma in materia, hoc in libero arbitrio per quandam similitudinem est gratia: & quod materia sub forma, hoc idem est libera voluntas sub gratia.