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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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Our mind, intent, and affection, or zeal, are blind, and all that we do of them is damned of God, and for that cause hath God made a testament between him and us, wherein is contained both what he would have us to do, and what he would have us to ask of him. See therefore that thou do nothing to please God withal, but that he commandeth, neither ask any thing of him, but that he hath promised thee, &c.
Our mind, entent, and affection, or zeale, are blinde, and al that we do of them is damned of God, and for that cause hath God made a testament betweene him and vs, wherin is conteined both what he woulde haue vs to do, and what he would haue vs to aske of him. See therefore that thou do nothing to please God withall, but that he commaundeth, neyther aske any thing of him, but that he hath promised thee, &c.
This Article containeth neither error nor heresy, but is plain enough of it self, to all them that have their minds exercised in the scriptures of God.
This Article conteyneth neyther errour nor heresie, but is playne enough of it selfe, to all them that haue their minds exercised in the scriptures of God.