A67926:5136
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 words be these: The Prophet Isaiah saith: we are all as an unclean thing, and all our justice is as it were a filthy cloth and therefore I can never marvel enough, that many of the religious persons would make other partakers of their good works,1 seeing that Christ saith in the Gospel: when ye have done all those things which are commanded you: say, we are unprofitable servants we have done but that which was our duty to do. For none can do to much. None doth more then he is bound to do, but only Jesus Christ (which only as saith S. Peter never did sin, neither was there deceit found in his mouth) hath done that he was not bound to do: and as the Prophet Isaiah saith, hath taken upon him our infirmities, and borne our sorrows, he was wounded for our offences, & smitten for our wickedness, & by his stripes are we made whole. &c.
The words be these: The Prophet Esay sayth: we are all as an vncleane thing, and all our iustice is as it were a filthy cloth and therfore I can neuer maruell enough, that many of the religious persons would make other partakers of theyr good workes,1 seeing that Christ sayth in the Gospell: when ye haue done all those things which are cō maunded you: say, we are vnprofitable seruantes we haue done but that which was our duety to doe. For none can do to much. None doth more then he is bound to doe, but onely Iesus Christ (which onely as sayth S. Peter neuer did sinne, neither was there deceit found in his mouth) hath done that he was not bound to doe: and as the Prophet Esay sayth, hath taken vpon him our infirmities, and borne our sorrowes, he was wounded for our offences, & smitten for our wickednesse, & by his stripes are we made whole. &c.