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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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If these articles be made heresy, which refer the benefit of our inheritance of life and salvation to Gods gift, & not to our labours: to grace and not to merits: to faith and not to the law of works, then let us shut up clean the new testament, & away with Gods word, and set up a new d• uinity of the Popes making: yea let us leave Christ with his heretical gospel, and in his stead set up the Bishop of Rome with his Talmud, and become the Disciples […] his decretals. And certes, except christen princes begin betime to sake some zeal of God unto them, & look more seriously upon the matter, the proceedings of these men seem to tend to little better, then to drive us at length from true Christianity, to an other kind and form of religion of their own invention, if they have not brought it well near to pass already.
If these articles be made heresy, which referre the benefite of our inheritance of life and saluation to Gods gyft, & not to our labors: to grace and not to merits: to faith and not to the law of workes, thē let vs shut vp clean the new testament, & away with Gods word, and set vp a new d• uinity of the Popes making: yea let vs leaue Christ with his hereticall gospell, and in his stead sette vp the Byshop of Rome with his Talmud, and become the Disciples 〈…〉 his decretals. And certes, except christen princes begynne betime to sake some zeale of God vnto them, & looke more seriously vpon the matter, the proceedinges of these men seme to tend to litle better, then to driue vs at length from true Christianity, to an other kinde and forme of religion of theyr owne inuention, if they haue not brought it well neare to passe already.
18 To serve God in a tediousness, or for fear of hell, 1or for the joys of heaven, is but shadows of good works, and such service doth not please God. fol. 41.