A67926:4983
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The words of Tyndale be these.1 I serve thee not because thou art my master or king, for hope of reward or fear of pain, but for the love of Christ. For the children of faith are under no law, as thou seest in the Epistle to the Romans, to the Galath. and the 1. to Tim. but are free. The spirit of Christ hath written the lively law of love in their hearts, which driveth them to work of their own accord, freely and willingly for the great love sake only which they see in Christ, and therefore need they no law to compel them. &c.
The wordes of Tindall be these.1 I serue thee not because thou art my mayster or king, for hope of rewarde or feare of payne, but for the loue of Christ. For the childrē of fayth are vnder no law, as thou seest in the Epistle to the Romaines, to the Galath. and the 1. to Tim. but are free. The spirite of Christ hath written the liuely law of loue in their hartes, whiche driueth them to worke of theyr owne accorde, freely and willingly for the great loue sake onelye which they see in Christ, and therfore need they no lawe to compell them. &c.
- 1The place annexed. The article is true being truly taken.