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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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He that can show me in any scripture, that works do merit, or by any mean to our justification: for the first scripture I will (without any further judgement) lose both mine ears, for the second, my tongue, and for the third my neck. For I dare say he cannot prove in all the whole scripture one title: wherefore believe them not.
He that cā shew me in any scripture, that works do merite, or by any meane to our iustification: for the first scripture I will (without any further iudgemēt) lose both mine eares, for the second, my toung, and for the third my necke. For I dare say he cannot prooue in all the whole scripture one title: wherfore beleue them not.
Men say that we deny good works, and fasting, and prayer.1 They lye on us, we deny nothing but popish works, and popish fasting, and popish prayer, & he that preacheth that works do merit, or fasting doth merit, or prayer doth merit, doth preach a popish doctrine.
Men say that we deny good workes, and fasting, and prayer.1 They lye on vs, we deny nothing but popish workes, and popish fasting, and popish prayer, & he that preacheth that works do merite, or fasting doth merite, or prayer doth merite, doth preach a popish doctrine.
- 1The Papists belye the protestants, as though they denied good works.The Papistes belye the protestantes, as though they d•nyed good workes.