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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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1Thirdly, as touching Baptism, they acknowledged and received that holy Institution of Christ, and administered the same with all simplicity, as he ordained it in his holy Gospel, without any changing, adding, or diminishing in any point, & that all this they did in their mother tongue,2 according to the rule of S. Paul, who willeth that in the church every thing to be done in the mother tongue, for the edification of our neighbour. But as for their conjurations, oiling, and salting, except the same might be proved by the sacred Scripture, they would not receive them.
1Thirdly, as touching Baptisme, they acknowledged and receiued that holy Institution of Christe, and administred the same with all simplicitie, as hee ordeined it in his holy Gospell, without any chaunging, adding, or diminishing in any poynt, & that all this they did in their mother tongue,2 according to the rule of S. Paul, who willeth that in the church euery thing to be done in the mother tongue, for the edification of our neighbor. But as for their coniurations, oyling, and salting, except the same might be proued by the sacred Scripture, they would not receiue them.
- 1Baptism.Baptisme.
- 21. Cor. 14.
Fourthly, as touching burials, they answered, that they knew there is a difference between the bodies of the true Christians,1