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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
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.
In the time of king Stephen died Gracianus a monk of Bononie,1 who compiled the book called the Popes decrees. Also his brother Petrus Lambardus bishop of Paris (which is called the master of Sentences) compiled his four books of the sentence. These two brethren were the greatest doers in finding out and stablishing this blind opinion of the sacrament, that the only similitude of bread and wine remained, but not the substance of them: and this they call the spiritual understanding of the mystery. And therefore no marvel if the sun in those days were seen black and dim.
In the tyme of king Stephen died Gracianus a mōke of Bononie,1 who compiled the booke called the Popes decrees. Also his brother Petrus Lambardus bishop of Paris (which is called the maister of Sentences) compiled his foure bookes of the sentence. These two brethren were the greatest doers in finding out and stablishing this blynde opinion of the sacrament, that the only simnitude of bread and wyne remayned, but not the substaunce of them: and this they call the spirituall vnderstandyng of the mysterie. And therefore no meruail if the sunne in those dayes were seene blacke and dimme.
- 1Gracianns the compiler of the popes decrees. Petrus Lombardus master of the sentence.Gracianns the compiler of the popes decrees. Petrus Lombardus maister of the sentence.