A67927:6052
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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Wood. Now I perceive you go about nothing else, but to take vantage of my words. But by Gods help, I will answer you so,1 that you shall well see your sayings untrue. And yet I will not speak mine own words, but the words of the holy Ghost, out of the mouth of the prophets and Apostles: and then ask them whether they will deny it. You said, that faith cometh by Baptism, had by the use of material water.2 I must be so bold to ask you where Jacob was baptised before he had faith. S. Paul saith in the ninth chapter to the Romans: Or ever the children were borne, or ever they had done either good or bad, that the purpose of God which is by election, might stand, not by the reason of works, but by the grace of the caller, the elder shall serve the younger. Jacob I have loved, and Esau I hated. How think you, had this child faith or ever he were borne, or no? answer to this, if you can.
Wood. Nowe I perceiue you goe about nothing els, but to take vauntage of my wordes. But by Gods helpe, I will aunswere you so,1 that you shall well see your sayings vntrue. And yet I will not speak mine owne wordes, but the wordes of the holy Ghost, out of the mouth of the prophets and Apostles: and then aske them whether they wil deny it. You sayd, that fayth commeth by Baptisme, had by the vse of material water.2 I must be so bold to aske you where Iacob was baptised before he had fayth. S. Paule sayth in the ninth chapter to the Romanes: Or euer the childrē were borne, or euer they had done eyther good or bad, that the purpose of God which is by election, might stand, not by the reason of workes, but by the grace of the caller, the elder shall serue the younger. Iacob I haue loued, and Esau I hated. How think you, had this childe fayth or euer he were borne, or no? answere to this, if you can.
- 1Baptising of water is not the cause of faith. The Catholics do hold the contrary.Baptising of water is not the cause of fayth. The Catholicks do hold the contrary.