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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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This longing, and the consent of the hart unto the law of God is the working of the spirit, which God hath poured into thine hart, in earnest that thou mightst be sure that God will fulfil all his promises that he hath made thee. It is also the seal and mark which God putteth on all men that he chooseth unto everlasting life. So long as thou seest thy sin, and mournest, and consentest to the law, and longest (though thou be never so weak) yet the spirit shall keep thee in all temptations from desperation, and certify thine hart, that God for his truth shall deliver thee, and save thee, yea and by thy good deeds shalt thou be saved, not which thou hast done, but which Christ hath done for thee. For Christ is thine, and all his deeds are thy deeds, Christ is in thee, and thou in him, knit together inseparably, neither canst thou be damned, except Christ be damned with thee, neither can Christ be saved, except thou be saved with him, &c. The like comfortable words he hath afterward, fol. 38. which are these. He that desireth mercy, the same feeleth his own misery and sin, and mourneth in his hart to be delivered, that he might honour God, and God for his truth must hear him, which saith by the mouth of Christ: Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. God for his truths sake must put the righteousness of Christ in him, and wash his unrighteousness away in the blood of Christ. And be the sinner never so weak, never so feeble and frail though he have sinned never so oft and so grievous, yet so long as this lust desire and mourning to be delivered, remaineth in him, God seeth not his sins, reckoneth them not for his truths sake, and love in Christ. He is not a sinner in the sight of God that would be no sinner. He that would be delivered, hath his hart loose already, His hart sinneth not, but mourneth, repenteth, and consenteth unto the law and will of God, and justifieth God, that is, beareth record that God which made the law, is righteous and just. And such an hart trusting in Christs blood, is accepted for full righteousness, and his weakness, infirmity, and frailty, is pardoned, and his sins are not looked upon, until God put more strength in him, and fulfil his desire, &c.
This longing, and the consent of the hart vnto the lawe of God is the working of the spirit, which God hath poured into thine hart, in earnest that thou mightst be sure that God will fulfill all his promises that he hath made thee. It is also the seale and marke which God putteth on all men that he chooseth vnto euerlasting life. So long as thou seest thy sinne, and mournest, and consentest to the lawe, and longest (though thou be neuer so weake) yet the spirit shall keepe thee in al temptations from desperation, and certifie thine hart, that God for his truth shall delyuer thee, and saue thee, yea and by thy good deedes shalt thou be saued, not which thou hast done, but which Christ hath done for thee. For Christ is thine, and al his deedes are thy deedes, Christ is in thee, and thou in him, knit together inseparably, neyther canst thou be damned, except Christ be damned with thee, neither can Christ be saued, except thou be saued with him, &c. The like comfortable wordes he hath afterwarde, fol. 38. which are these. He that desireth mercy, the same feeleth his owne misery and sin, and moorneth in his hart to be deliuered, that he might honor God, and God for his truth must heare him, which saith by the mouth of Christ: Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousnes, for they shall be satisfied. God for hys truthes sake must put the righteousnes of Christ in hym, and wash his vnrighteousnes away in the blood of Christ. And be the sinner neuer so weake, neuer so feeble and fraile though he haue sinned neuer so oft and so greeuous, yet so long as this lust desire and mourning to be deliuered, remaineth in him, God seeth not his sinnes, reckoneth them not for his truthes sake, and loue in Christ. He is not a sinner in the sight of God that would be no sinner. Hee that would be deliuered, hath his hart loose already, His hart sinneth not, but mourneth, repenteth, and consenteth vnto the lawe and will of God, and iustifieth God, that is, beareth record that God which made the law, is righteous and iust. And such an hart trusting in Christes bloud, is accepted for full righteousnes, and his weakenes, infirmitie, and frailtie, is pardoned, and his sinnes are not looked vpon, vntill God put more strength in him, and fulfill his desire, &c.