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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 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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Book 12 › ¶The purpose of D. Watsons Sermon against Martin Bucer.
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And yet in the mean time the name of the gospel was pretended outwardly,1 as though that for it men ought of duty to give credit to their erroneous opinions: where as in deed there is nothing more discrepant, or more to the slander of Gods word then the same. For what other thing taught they to remain in that most blessed & mystical Sacrament of the body of our Lord, then bare unleavened bread? And what else do the remnant of them teach unto this day? Whereas Christ by express words doth assure it to be his very body. Howe perilous a doctrine is that which concerneth the fatal and absolute necessity of Predestination? And yet they set it out in such wise, that they have left no choice at all in things. As who should say, it skilled not what a man purposed of any matter, sithens he had not the power to determine otherwise then the matter should come to pass. The which was the peculiar opinion of them, that made God the author of evil, bringing men thorough this persuasion into such a careless security of the everlasting eternity, that in the mean season it made no matter either toward salvation, or toward damnation, what a man did in this life. These errors (which were not even among the Heathen men) were defended by them with great stoutness.
And yet in the meane time the name of the gospel was pretended outwardly,1 as though that for it men ought of duetie to geue credite to their erroneous opinions: where as in deed there is nothing more discrepant, or more to the slaunder of Gods worde then the same. For what other thyng taught they to remayne in that most blessed & mysticall Sacrament of the body of our Lorde, then bare vnleauened bread? And what els doe the remnaunt of them teach vnto this day? Whereas Christ by expresse wordes doth assure it to be his very body. Howe perillous a doctrine is that which concerneth the fatall and absolute necessitie of Predestination? And yet they set it out in suche wyse, that they haue left no choise at all in things. As who should say, it skilled not what a man purposed of any matter, sithens he had not the power to determine otherwyse then the matter should come to passe. The which was the peculiar opinion of them, that made God the authour of euill, bringyng men thorough this perswasion into such a carelesse securitie of the euerlastyng eternitie, that in the meane season it made no matter eyther toward saluation, or toward damnation, what a man did in this lyfe. These errors (whiche were not euen among the Heathen men) were defended by them with great stoutnesse.