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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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which saith that some of them are notorious heretical, some erroneous, other some blasphemous, some slanderous, some rash and seditious, some offensive to godly ears. 12. Item, whether he believeth and affirmeth, that in no case it is lawful for a man to swear. 13. Item, whether he believeth, that at the commandment of a judge or any other, it is lawful to take an oath to tell the truth in any convenient cause, although it be but purging of an infamy or not. 14. Item, whether he believeth that perjury wittingly committed, upon what cause soever, whether it be for y• safeguard of his own life, or of any other mans life, (yea, although it be in the cause and defence of the faith) be a sin or not. 14. Item, whether a man contemning purposedly the rites of the Church, and the ceremonies of exorcism of Catechism, and the consecration of the water of Baptism, be deadly sin or not. 16, Item, whether he believe, that after the consecration of the priest in the sacrament of the altar under the figure of bread and wine, be no material bread and wine: but in all points, the same very Christ which was crucified upon the Cross, and sitteth upon the right hand of the father. 17. Item, whether he believe, that after the consecration made by the priest under the only form of bread and besides the form of wine, be the very flesh of Christ and his blood, his soul and his deity, and so whole Christ as he is, and in likewise, under the form of wine without the form of bread, be the very flesh of Christ and his very blood, his soul, and deity, and so whole Christ, & the same body absolutely under every one of those kinds singularly. 18. Item, whether he doth believe, that the custom of houselling of the lay people under the form of bread only,1 observed of the universal Church, and allowed by the only Council of Constance, be to be used, and not without the authority of the Church, at mens pleasures to be altered, and that they that obstinately affirm the contrary to this, are to be punished as heretics, or not. 19. Item, whether he believe that those which contemn the receiving of the sacraments of confirmation, or extreme unction, or else the solemnisation of matrimony, commit deadly sin or not. 20.
which sayth that some of them are notorious hereticall, some erroneous, other some blasphemous, some slaunderous, some rash and seditious, some offensiue to godly eares. 12. Item, whether he beleeueth and affirmeth, that in no case it is lawfull for a man to sweare. 13. Item, whether he beleueth, that at the commaundement of a iudge or any other, it is lawfull to take an oth to tell the truth in anye conuenient cause, although it be but purging of an infamy or not. 14. Item, whether he beleueth that periury wittingly cō mitted, vppon what cause soeuer, whether it be for y safegard of hys owne life, or of any other mans lyfe, (yea, although it be in the cause and defence of the fayth) be a sinne or not. 14. Item, whether a man contemning purposedly the rites of the Churche, and the ceremonies of exorcisme of Cathechisme, and the consecration of the water of Baptisme, be deadly sinne or not. 16, Item, whether he beleue, that after the consecration of the priest in the sacrament of the aultar vnder the figure of bread and wyne, be no materiall bread and wyne: but in al poyntes, the same very Christ which was crucified vppon the Crosse, and sitteth vpon the right hand of the father. 17. Item, whether he beleeue, that after the consecration made by the priest vnder the onely forme of bread and besides the forme of wyne, be the very flesh of Christ and hys bloud, hys soule and hys deitie, and so whole Christ as he is, and in likewise, vnder the forme of wine without the forme of bread, bee the very fleshe of Christ and hys very bloud, his soule, and deitie, and so whole Christ, & the same body absolutely vnder euery one of those kinds singularly. 18. Item, whether he doth beleue, that the custome of houseling of the lay people vnder the forme of bread only,