A67926:5113
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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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.
18 To serue God in a tediousnesse, or for feare of hel, 1or for the ioyes of heauē, is but shadowes of good workes, and such seruice doth not please God. fol. 41.
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The place is this: Works done in faith, be alonely pleasant unto God, and worthy to be called good works:1 for they be the works of the holy ghost that dwelleth in us by this faith. But they that are done by tediousness and evil will, for fear of hell, or for desire of heaven, be nothing else but shadows of works, making hypocrites. The end of our good works is only to please god, knowledging that if we do never so much, we can never do our duty: for they that for fear of hell, or for the joys of heaven do serve god do a constrained service, which God will not have. Such people do not serve God because he is their God and their father, but to have their reward and to avoid his punishments, and such people are hired men and waged servants, & are not children. But the children of God serve their father for love. &c.
The place is this: Works done in faith, be alonely pleasant vnto God, and worthy to be called good workes:1 for they be the works of the holy ghost that dwelleth in vs by this fayth. But they that are done by tediousnes and euill will, for feare of hell, or for desire of heauen, be nothing els but shadowes of workes, making hipocrites. The end of our good works is onely to please god, knowledging that if we do neuer so much, we can neuer do our duty: for they that for feare of hell, or for the ioyes of heauen do serue god do a constrayned seruice, which God will not haue. Such people do not serue God because he is their God and their father, but to haue theyr reward and to auoyd his punishments, and such people are hyred men and waged seruaū tes, & are not children. But the children of God serue theyr father for loue. &c.