A67926:5017
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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The place of these two Articles gathered out of the Revelat. is this:1 Who is this light that we are exhorted to believe in? Truly it is Christ as S. John doth testify: He was the true light that lighteneth all men which come into the world. To believe in this light, maketh us the children of light, and the sure inheritors with Jesus Christ. Even now have we cruel adversaries, which set up their bristles, saying: why? shall we then do no good works? To these we answer as Christ did to the people in the ⟨p. 1252⟩sixth of s. John, which asked him what they should do, that they might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them: This is the work of God that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.2 And after it followeth: Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, hath everlasting life. To this also condescendeth S. John in his epistle, saying: These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the son of God, that you may surely know how that you have eternal life. What is the name of the son of God? Truly his name is Jesus, that is to say, a saviour: therefore thou must believe that he is a saviour.
The place of these two Articles gathered out of the Reuelat. is this:1 Who is this light that we are exhorted to beleeue in? Truely it is Christ as S. Iohn doth testifie: He was the true light that lighteneth all men which come into the world. To beleeue in this light, maketh vs the children of light, and the sure inheritors with Iesus Christ. Euen now haue we cruell aduersaries, which set vp their bristles, saying: why? shall we then do no good workes? To these we aunswere as Christ did to the people in the ⟨p. 1252⟩sixt of s. Iohn, which asked him what they should do, that they might worke the workes of God? Iesus aunswered and sayd vnto them: This is the worke of God that ye beleeue on him whome he hath sent.2 And after it followeth: Uerily, verily I say vnto you, he that beleueth on me, hath euerlasting life. To this also condescendeth S. Iohn in his epistle, saying: These things haue I written vnto you that beleeue on the name of the sonne of God, that you may surely know how that you haue eternall life. What is the name of the sonne of God? Truely his name is Iesus, that is to say, a sauiour: therefore thou must beleeue that he is a sauiour.