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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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But what availeth this? The devils do thus believe & tremble.1 They know that he is the son of God, and said unto him, crying: O Jesus the son of God, what have we to do with thee? They know that he hath redeemed mankind by his passion, and laboured to let it. For when Pilate was set down to give judgement, his wife sent unto him, saying:2 Have thou nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered many things this day in my sleep about him. No doubt she was vexed of the devil, to the intent that she should persuade her husband to give no sentence upon him, so that Satan might the longer have had jurisdiction over mankind. They know that he hath suppressed sin and death as it is written. Death is consumed into victory. Death where is thy sting? Hell where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin: the sting of sin is the law. But thanks be unto God,3 which hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ: who by sin, damned sin in the flesh. For God made him to be sin for us, that is to say, a sacrifice for our sin (and so is sin taken in many places) which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed. It is not therefore sufficient to believe that he is a saviour and redeemer: but that he is a saviour & redeemer unto thee, &c.
But what auayleth this? The diuels do thus beleeue & tremble.1 They know that he is the sonne of God, and sayd vnto him, crying: O Iesu the sonne of God, what haue we to do with thee? They know that he hath redemed mākind by his passion, and laboured to let it. For whē Pilate was set downe to geue iudgement, his wife sent vnto him, saying:2 Haue thou nothing to doe with that iust man, for I haue suffered many things this day in my slepe about him. No doubt she was vexed of the diuel, to the intent that she should perswade her husband to giue no sentence vpō him, so that Satan might the longer haue had iurisdiction ouer mankind. They knowe that he hath suppressed sinne and death as it is written. Death is consumed into victory. Death where is thy sting? Hell where is thy victory? The sting of death is sinne: the sting of sinne is the lawe. But thanks be vnto God,