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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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First, *declaring how their Ministers had laboured and travailed amongest them, teaching and preaching the word of God unto them the space now of v. years. Whose doctrine at the first, seemed to them very strange and novel, because they never heard the same before. But after that they understood and perceived, the *scope of that doctrine only to tend to this, to set forth Christ Jesus unto us to be the pillar and refuge of all our salvation, which gave his life and blood for our redemption and which only delivered us also sinful misers from eternal death, and is the only Advocate of mankind before God: they could no otherwise do, but with ardent affection receive so wholesome and joyful message.
FIrst, *declaring how their Ministers had laboured and trauailed amongest them, teachyng and preachyng the word of God vnto thē the space now of v. yeares. Whose doctrine at the first, seemed to them very straunge and nouelle, because they neuer heard the same before. But after that they vnderstoode and perceiued, the *scope of that doctrine onely to tende to this, to set forth Christ Iesus vnto vs to be the pillar and refuge of all our saluation, whiche gaue his life and bloud for our redemption and which onely deliuered vs also sinnefull misers from eternall death, and is the onely Aduocate of mankynde before God: they could no otherwise do, but with ardent affection receaue so wholesome and ioyfull message.
- *The letter of the Tigurines, answering again the letter of the Helvetians.The letter of the Tigurines, aunswering againe the letter of the Heluetiās.
- *If the scope of doctrine be well marked between the Papists and the Protestants' it will not be hard for any man to judge which is the truer doctrine. For the whole end and scope of the Popes doctrine, tendeth to set up the honour and wealth of man, as may appear by the doctrine of supremacy, of confession, of the mass, of the Sacrament of the altar, &c. all which do tend to the magnifying of the Priests: like as Purgatory, obsequies, pardons, and such other, serve for their profit. Contrariwise the teaching of the Protestants, as well touching justification, original sin as also the Sacraments and invocation, and all other such like, tend only to the setting up of Christ alone, and casting down of man. No injury to Saints if Christ only be worshipped.