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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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8. Labouring by good works to come to heaven, thou shamest Christs blood. Fol. 9.
8. Labouring by good workes to come to heauen, thou shamest Christes bloud. Fol. 9.
Read the place.1 If thou wouldest obtain heaven with the merits and deservings of thine own works, so doest thou wrong, yea and shamest the blood of Christ, and unto thee Christ is dead in vain. Now is the true believer heir of God by christs deservings,2 yea and in Christ was predestinate and ordained unto eternal life before the world began. And when the Gospel is preached unto us, we believe the mercy of God, and in believing we receive the spirit of God, which is the earnest of eternal life, and we are in eternal life already, and feel already in our harts the sweetness thereof, and are overcome with the kindness of God & Christ: and therefore love the will of God, and of love are ready to work freely, and not to obtain that which is given us freely, and whereof we are heirs already, &c.
Read the place.1 If thou wouldest obteine heauen with the merites and deseruings of thine owne works, so doest thou wrong, yea and shamest the bloud of Christ, and vnto thee Christ is dead in vaine. Now is the true beleuer heire of God by christes deseruings,2 yea and in Christ was predestinate and ordained vnto eternall life before the worlde began. And when the Gospell is preached vnto vs, we beleue the mercy of God, and in beleuing we receiue the spirit of God, which is the earnest of eternall life, and we are in eternal life already, and feele already in our harts ye sweetnes thereof, and are ouercome with the kindnes of God & Christ: and therefore loue the will of God, and of loue are ready to woorke freely, and not to obtaine that whyche is geuen vs freely, and whereof we are heyres already, &c.