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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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125. See thou do nothing but that God biddeth thee, fol. 87.
- 125. article.
The words of Tyndale out of the which these two articles are gathered, are these. Beware of thy good intent, good mind, good affection, or zeal as they call it.1 Peter of a good mind, and of a good affection or zeal, chide Christ, because he said that he must go to Jerusalem, and there be slain. But Christ called him Sa•an for his labour: a name that belongeth to the Devil, and said that he perceived not godly things, but worldly. Of a good intent, and of a fervent affection to Christ, the sons of Zebedee would have had fire to come down from heaven, to consume the Samaritans: but Christ rebuked them, saying, that they wist not of what spirit they were: that is,2 that they understood not how that they were altogether worldly and fleshly minded. Peter smote Malchus of a good zeal, but Christ condemned his deed. The Jews of a good intent and of a good zeal slew Christ, and persecuted the Apostles, as Paul beareth them record. Rom. x. I bear them record (saith he) that they have a fervent mind to Godward, but not according to knowledge.3 It is another thing then to do of a good mind, and to do of knowledge. Labour for knowledge, that thou mayest know Gods will, and what he would have thee to do.
The words of Tindall out of the which these two articles are gathered, are these. Beware of thy good intente, good minde, good affection, or zeale as they call it.