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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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Boner. Why, how understandest thou these scriptures? Except a man be borne of water and of the spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God. And again, Suffer (saith our Saviour) these children to come unto me: and if thou wilt not suffer them to be baptised after the laudable order, thou lettest them to come unto Christ.
Boner. Why, how vnderstandest thou these scriptures? Except a man be borne of water and of the spyrit, he can not enter into the kingdome of God. And againe, Suffer (sayth our Sauiour) these children to come vnto me: and if thou wilt not suffer them to be baptised after the laudable order, thou lettest them to come vnto Christ.
Smith. Where ye allege Saint John, Except a man &c. and will thereby prove the water to save, and so the deed or work to save and put away sins, I will send you to Saint Paul, which asketh of the Galatians: Whether they received the spirit by the deeds of the law, or by the preaching of faith? and there concludeth, that the holy Ghost accompanieth the preaching of faith, and with the word of faith entereth into the heart. So now if Baptism preach me the washing in Christs blood, so doeth the holy Ghost accompany it, and it is unto me as a Preacher, and not a Saviour. And where ye say, I let the children to come unto Christ,1 it is manifest by our Saviours words, that ye let them to come, that will not suffer them to come to him without the necessity of water. For he saith: suffer them to come unto me and not unto water, and therefore if ye condemn them, ye condemn both the merits and words of Christ. For our Saviour sayeth: Except ye turn and become as children, ye cannot enter into the Kingdom of GOD. And so brought I out many other ensamples, to make manifest, that Christ hath cleansed original sin, bringing in ensamples out of scriptures for the same.
Smith. Where ye alleadge Saynt Iohn, Except a man &c. and will thereby proue the water to saue, and so the deede or worke to saue and putte away sinnes, I will send you to Saynt Paule, which asketh of the Galathians: Whether they receiued the spirite by the deedes of the law, or by the preaching of fayth? and there concludeth, that the holye Ghoste accompanyeth the preaching of fayth, and with the worde of fayth entreth into the harte. So nowe if Baptysme preache me the washinge in Christes bloud, so doeth the holy Ghost accompanye it, and it is vnto me as a Preacher, and not a Sauiour. And where ye say, I let the children to come vnto Christ,