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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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Sir this I say, that such a disguised Sacrifice is a diabolical sacrifice, and this you may take for a resolution. The Doctor. And how is your belief touching the holy supper? The Martyr. That if it be ministered unto me by the minister, in such usage, as it hath been left of Christ, and his Apostles, preaching also the word purely withal,1 I believe that in receiving the material bread & wine I receive with lively faith, the body and blood of Jesus Christ spiritually. The Doctor. Say corporally? The Martyr. No sir for his words be spirit and life, and let this content you. The Doctor. What say you? is it lawful for a priest to marry? The Martyr. I believe it to be lawful for him in such sort,2 as the Apostle saith: Whosoever hath not the gift of continency, let him marry: For it is better to marry then to burn. And if this do not content you, further you may read what he writeth of bishops and Elders. 1. T. 3. and Tit. 1. And thus these Doctors affirming, that he denied priesthood, gave him leave to depart, saying, god have mercy on you. So be it, said he. After this, about 22. of October, the said Rebezies and Frederick Danuile were brought up to a chamber in the Castle, to be racked, to the intent they should utter the rest of the congregation. In the which chamber they found three Counsellors, who thus began with them: Lift up thy hand, Thou shalt swear by the passion of Jesus Christ, whose image here thou seest, showing him a great marmoset there painted in a paper. &c. Whereunto Rebezies answered, Monsieur I swear to you by the passion of Christ, which is written in my hart. Why doest thou not swear to us, said the Counsellors, as we say unto thee? Because (said he) it is a great blasphemy against the Lord. Then the counsellors read their depositions, and first beginning with Rebezies said will thou not tell us the trueth, what companions thou knowest to be of this assemble? Rebezies named, as he did before, Gravel Clinet (which were already burnt) and John Sansot. To whom they said, that the court had ordained, that if he would give no other answer but so, he should be put to the torture or rack: and so he was commanded to be stripped to his shirt,3 & having a Cross put in his hand, and being bid to commend himself to GOD and the virgin Mary: