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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. 1] 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. 1] 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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To this letter I have also adjoined an other Epistle of his to the said Valtrame, appertaining to matters not much unlike to the same effect: Wherein is entreated touching the variety and divers usages of the sacraments in the church. Whereby such as call and cry so much for uniformity in the Church, may note peradventure in the same, something for their better understanding.
To this letter I haue also adioyned an other Epistle of his to the sayd Valtrame, appertaining to matters not much vnlike to the same effect: Wherein is entreated touching the varietie and diuers vsages of the sacraments in the church. Wherby such as cal and cry so much for vniformitie in the Churche, may note peraduenture in the same, something for their better vnderstanding.
¶ A piece of on other letter of Anselm to the said Valtram bishop of Nur. To the reverend father and his friend Valtram, by the grace of God the worshipful bishop of Nurenburgh, Anselm the servant of the Church of Canterbury greeting. &c. Your worship complaineth of the Sacraments of the Church, 1that they are not made every where after one sort, but are handled in divers places after divers sorts. And truly, if they were ministered after one sort and agreeing through the whole church, it were good and laudable. Yet notwithstanding, because there be many diversities which differ not in the sum of the sacrament, in the strength of it, or in the saith, nor else can be gathered into one custom: I think that they are rather to be borne with in agreement of peace, than to be condemned with offence. For we have this from the holy fathers, they if the unity of charity be kept in the Catholic faith, the diversity of customs hurt nothing. But if it be demanded whereof this diversity of customs do spring: I perceive no other cause thereof, but the diversity of mens wits. Which although they differ not in strength and truth ⟨p. 189⟩of the thing: yet they agree not in the fitness and comeliness of the ministering. For that which one judgeth to be meeter, oftentimes an other thinketh less mete: wherefore not to agree in such diversities, I think it not to swerve from the truth of the thing. &c.