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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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and the Bull which confesseth the same, to be twice heretical, impious, and blasphemous, with all them which follow the same. Who little regarding the sin of incredulity, foolishly and madly do hold that the obstacle is taken away, if a man cease from summing, although the unbeliever can think no good thing. But these things I have discussed more at large in my books, and will more discuss if those prating Romanists dare at any time prove their opinion and confute mine. The 2. Article. To deny that sin remaineth in a child after his Baptism, is as much as to tread down Christ & Paul together under foot. The Answer. I would also require of them to show the cause why this article is condemned, if they were not so blinded in their fantastical respects, that they are not able to perceive why they would have this article condemned. And yet I cannot tell whether it be heretical or erroneous. And no marvel, when as the condemners themselves cannot tell me. I hold therefore this article also by the Apostle. Rom. 7. I my self in my mind do serve the law of God, and in my flesh the law of sin. Here the Apostle confesseth plainly of himself, that in his flesh he serveth sin. And also 1. Cor. 1. Christ is made to us of God our righteousness, our wisdom, sanctification and redemption. And how then doeth he sanctified them that be sanctified already, unless it be as the Apoc. sayeth: He that is holy, let him be holy still? To be sanctified,1 is as much as to be purged from sin. But what have these our Respectivists to do with the apostle Paul, seeing they are the whole universal Church,2 by whose authority Paul either standeth or falleth, being but a member only and a part of the church.3 The Lord rebuke thee Satan, and these thy Satanical papists. The 3. Article. The original root of sin, although no actual sin do follow, stoppeth the soul departing out of the body, from entrance into heaven.4 The Answer. As touching this matter, I never defined any thing hitherto, but largely & probably I have disputed hereof, neither yet to this day am I fully certain what is done with such a oule. But our papists more blind then buzzards, when they are nothing able to perceive what cause this Article hath worthily to be condemned, yet dare they take upon them to pronounce that which the whole universal church is ignorant of.