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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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The place is this: the spirit of God accompanieth faith and bringeth with her light, wherewith a man beholdeth himself in the law of God, and seeth his miserable bond dage & captivity, and humbleth himself,1 & abhorreth himself. She bringeth Gods promises of all good things in Christ: God worketh with his word, & in his word. And as his word is preached, faith rooteth her self in the harts of the elect: and as faith entereth: and the word of God is believed, the power of God looseth the hart from the captivity & bondage under sin: and knitteth & coupleth him to God & to the will of God, altereth him & changeth him clean, fashioneth and forgeth him a new, giveth him power to love and to do that which before was impossible for him either to love or do, and turneth him into a new nature: so that he loveth that which before he hated, & hateth that which he before loved, and is clean altered and changed, and contrary disposed: and is knit and coupled fast to gods will, and naturally bringeth fourth good works: that is to say, that which God commandeth to do, & not things of his own imagination: and that doth he of his own accord, as a tree bringeth forth fruit of his own accord. &c.
The place is this: the spirite of God accompanyeth fayth and bringeth with her light, wherwith a man beholdeth himself in the law of God, and seeth his miserable bō dage & captiuitie, and humbleth himselfe,1 & abhorreth himselfe. She bringeth Gods promises of all good thynges in Christ: God worketh with his word, & in his worde. And as hys word is preached, fayth rooteth her selfe in ye harts of the elect: and as fayth entreth: and the worde of God is beleued, the power of God looseth the hart from the captiuitie & bondage vnder sinne: and knitteth & coupleth hym to God & to the will of God, altereth hym & changeth him cleane, fashioneth and forgeth hym a new, geueth him power to loue and to do that which before was impossible for him either to loue or doe, and turneth him into a new nature: so that he loueth that which before hee hated, & hateth that which he before loued, and is cleane altered and changed, and contrary disposed: and is knitt and coupled fast to gods will, and naturally bringeth fourth good workes: yt is to say, that which God commandeth to do, & not things of his owne imagination: and that doth hee of his owne accord, as a tree bringeth forth fruit of his owne accord. &c.