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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.
Priests apparel ornaments of the high altar, vestments, corporaces, chalices, pattens, and other Church plate to serve in no stead. For the difference and respect of the very place: to make no matter, where the priest doth consecrate, or doth minister to them which do require. To be sufficient to use only the sacramental words without all other superfluous ceremonies.
Priestes apparell ornaments of the high aulter, vestimentes, corporaces, chalices, patines, and other Churche plate to serue in no stead. For the difference and respect of the very place: to make no matter, where the priest doth consecrate, or doth minister to them which do require. To be sufficient to vse onely the sacramentall words without all other superfluous ceremonies.
The suffrages of saints reigning with Christ in heaven, to be craved in vain, being not able to help us. In saying or singing the hours and Matins of the day, the time to be but lost. A man ought to cease from his labour no day, but only upon the Sunday.
The suffrages of saintes reigning with Christ in heauen, to be craued in vayne, being not able to helpe vs. In saying or singing the houres and Mattens of the day, the time to be but lost. A man ought to cease from his labour no day, but onely vpon the Sonday.
The feasts and festivals of saints, ought to be rejected. Item, such fasts as be coacted and enjoined by the Church, have no merit in them.
The feastes and festiuals of saintes, ought to be reiceted. Item, such fastes as be coacted and inioyned by the Church, haue no merite in them.