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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
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Which articles he denied that ever he taught, yet being examined of them particularly, he (first declaring that every Priest hath power to preach, and ought so to do,) answered to the first, that Transubstantiation was invented by Fryer Thomas Aquinas, 1since the devil was let loose. To the second, that, as in the Church of the Jews, it was not lawful, nor put in practise, to make the image of the Trinity, or of any of the Saints, or Prophets: so neither, in the time of the Gospel. And so to the rest, he holdeth, and aduoucheth against the Romish Church: saving, concerning the matter of swearing. He said, he preached that it was not lawful to swear by creatures, and so not by a book: and alleged Chrysostom for that purpose, who blameth them greatly, that bring forth a book to swear by.2
Which articles he denied that euer he taught, yet being examined of them particularly, he (first declaring that euery Priest hath power to preach, and ought so to doe,) answered to the first, that Transubstantiation was inuented by Fryer Thomas Aquinas, 1since the deuill was let loose. To the second, that, as in the Church of the Iewes, it was not lawfull, nor put in practise, to make the image of the Trinitie, or of any of the Saints, or Prophets: so neither, in the time of the Gospell. And so to the rest, hee holdeth, and aduoucheth against the Romish Church: sauing, concerning the matter of swearing. He saide, he preached that it was not lawfull to sweare by creatures, and so not by a booke: and alledged Chrisostome for that purpose, who blameth them greatly, that bringe forth a booke to sweare by.2
- 1Transubstantiation invented by Tho. Aquinas.Transubstantiation inuented by Tho. Aquinas.
- 2Against swearing on a book.Against swearing on a booke.