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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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After this he began to expound the Epistle to the Romans, & consequently the Psalms: where he showed the difference betwixt the law and the Gospel. He also confounded the error that reigned then in schools and Sermons, teaching that men may merit remission of sins ⟨p. 844⟩by their proper works, and that they be just before God by outward discipline, as the Pharisees taught. Luther diligently reduced the minds of men, to the son of God. As John Baptist demonstrated the lamb of God that took away the sins of the world: even so Luther shining in the church of a bright star after a long cloudy and obscure sky,1 expressly showed that sins are freely remitted for the love of the son of God, and that we ought faithfully to embrace this bountiful gift.
After this he began to expound the Epistle to the Romayns, & consequently the Psalmes: where he shewed the difference betwixt the lawe and the Gospell. He also confounded the errour that raigned then in schooles and Sermons, teaching that men may merite remission of sinnes ⟨p. 844⟩by their proper works, and that they be iust before God by outward discipline, as the Phariseis taught. Luther dilligently reduced the mindes of men, to the sonne of God. As Iohn Baptist demonstrated the lambe of God that tooke away the sinns of the world: euen so Luther shining in the church of a bright starre after a long cloudy and obscure skye,1 expresly shewed that sinnes are freely remitted for the loue of the sonne of God, and that we ought faythfully to embrace this bountifull gift.
- 1Luther taught Jesus Christ.Luther taught Iesus Christ.