A67926:4353
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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I would ask a question, whether he that worketh be a good man,1 or bad, for he must be one of them. If he be a good man, he can not choose but bring forth good fruits: if he be an ill man, he can bring forth no fruit, but ill fruit, for a good tree cannot bring forth ill fruit.
I would aske a question, whether he that worketh be a good mā,1 or bad, for he must be one of them. If he be a good man, he can not chuse but bring forth good fruites: if he be an ill mā, he can bring forth no fruit, but ill fruit, for a good tree cannot bring forth ill fruit.
- 1Good fruits make not a good man, but a good man cannot c•use but to make good fruits. Mans works made checkmate with christGood fruites make not a good man, but a good man cannot c•use but to make good fruites. Mans workes made checkmate with christ
He that saith that works do merit any thing towards our salvation, doth make works check mate with Christ & plucketh from Christ that is his, & giveth it to works. Some will ask, wherefore then should I do good works? I answer, good works are to be done for no cause else, but only for the glory of God, and not that they do merit any thing at all. And he that saith that works are to be done for any other cause, than for the glory of God only and will have them to merit, or be any mean towards our justification, I say he lieth, and believe him not.
He that sayth that works do merit any thing towards our saluation, doth make workes checke mate with Christ & plucketh from Christ that is his, & geueth it to workes. Some will aske, wherfore then should I do good workes? I aunswere, good workes are to be done for no cause els, but onely for the glory of God, and not that they do merite any thing at all. And he that sayth that workes are to bee done for any other cause, thē for the glory of God only and will haue thē to merite, or be any meane towardes our iustification, I say he lyeth, and beleue him not.