A67927:1126
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 2] 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 2] 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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Such argumentation (I say) might appear to make well against such Preachers, not against me, which simply and plainly utter true faith and fruits of the same, which be the good works of God, quae preparavit deus ut in eis ambularemus. i. which he hath prepared for us to walk in, every man to do the thing that pertaineth to his office and duty in his degree and calling, as the word of God appointeth, which thing a man may do with soberness, having sensus ad discernendum bonum & malum, vel mediocriter exercitatos. For it is but foolish humility, willingly to continue always infantulus in Christo & in infirmitate. i. an infant still in Christ, and in infirmity: in reproof of which it was said […] estis opus habentes lacte non solido cibo. For S. Paul saith not: Estote humiles, ut non capiatis. For though he would not that we should think arrogantly of our self, and above that that it becometh us to think of our self, but so to think of our self, ut simus sobrij ac modesty, yet he biddeth us so to think of our self, ut cuiue Deus partitus est mensuram fidei. i. as God hath distributed to every one the measure of faith. For he that may not with meekness think in himself what God hath done for him, and of himself as God hath done ⟨p. 1750⟩for him, how shall he, or when shall he give due thanks to God for his gifts? And if your friends will not allow the same, I pray you enquire of them whether they may cum sobrietate & modestia be sure they preach to you the truth, and whether we may, cum sobrietate & modestia follow S. Pauls bidding, where he saith unto us all: Nolite fieri pueri sensibus, sed malitia infantes estote. i. Be not children in understanding, but in maliciousness be infants.1 God give us all grace to keep the mean, & to think of our self neither to high nor to low, but so that we may restore unto him, qui peraegre profectus est, his giftes agayne cum usura, that is to say, with good use of the same, so that aedificemus inuicem with the same, ad gloriam Dei. Amen.
Such argumentation (I say) might appeare to make well agaynst such Preachers, not agaynst me, which simply and playnly vtter true fayth and fruites of the same, whiche bee the good woorkes of God, quae preparauit deus vt in eis ambularemus. i. which he hath prepared for vs to walke in, euery man to do the thing that perteineth to his office and duety in his degree and calling, as the word of God appointeth, which thing a man may do with sobernesse, hauing sensus ad discernendum bonum & malum, vel mediocriter exercitatos. For it is but foolishe humilitye, willingly to continue alwayes infantulus in Christo & in infirmitate. i. an infant still in Christ, and in infirmity: in reproofe of which it was sayd estis opus habentes lacte non solido cibo. For S. Paule sayth not: Estote humiles, vt non capiatis. For though he would not that wee shoulde thinke arrogantly of our selfe, and aboue that that it becommeth vs to thinke of our selfe, but so to think of our selfe, vt simus sobrij ac modesti, yet he biddeth vs so to think of our selfe, vt cuiue Deus partitus est mensuram fidei. i. as God hath distributed to euery one the measure of fayth. For he that may not with meekenesse thinke in himselfe what God hath done for him, and of himselfe as God hath done