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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 2 › Book 10: The tenth Book.Volume 2 › Book 10: The tenth Booke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The disputation continued vj. days1 about the matter of the Sacrament: wherein D. Weston was chief on the popes part. The first day D. Weston inveigheth against the Catechism, and book of Common prayer of king Edward: and signified, that on Friday next, the xx. of October, it should be lawful for all men freely to speak their consciences in matters of Religion.
The disputation continued vj. dayes1 about the matter of the Sacrament: wherein D. Weston was chéefe on ye popes part. The first day D. Weston inueyeth against the Catechisme, and booke of Common prayer of king Edward: and signified, that on Friday next, the xx. of October, it should be lawful for all men fréely to speake their consciences in matters of Religion.
- 1Disputation of vi. days.Disputation of vi. dayes.
The Friday being come, in stead of disputation, the Prolocutor exhibited two several Bills unto the House: ⟨p. 102⟩the one, of the natural presence of Christ in the sacrament, and the other, that the Catechism was not set out by the houses consent: requiring all to subscribe to these Bills, as he himself had done. To which motion all did assent, saving the Dean of Rochester, the Dean of Exeter, the Archdeacon of Winchester, the Archdeacon of Hertford, and the Archdeacon of Stow, and one other. And while the rest were subscribing, John Philpot stood up, and declared that the Catechism was set out by the assent of the house: and as touching the point of natural presence, that it was against reason, that men should subscribe before the matter were discussed: and withal, desired the Prolocutor, that he would be a mean to the Council, that some of those that were the setters out of the same catechism, might be brought into the house, to show their learning that moved them to set forth the same: and that D. Ridley, & M. Rogers, with two or three more, might be licensed to be present at this disputation, and to be associated with them. The bishops made answer, it was not for them to call such persons unto the house, since some of them were prisoners: but they would be Petitioners in this behalf to the Council: and in case that any were absent, that ought to be of the house, they willed them to be taken in unto them if they listed.