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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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The next day following,1 the Commander of Saint Anthony de Fossan came to Angrongne, accompanied with divers Gentlemen, saying that he was sent by the Duke: and having assembled the chief Rulers and Ministers of Angrongne, and of the Valley of Luserne, after he had declared unto them the cause of his coming, he read their Supplication directed to the Duke, which contained their confession, demanding of them, if it were the same, which they had sent to the Duke. They answered, yea. Then he began to dispute, being sent (as he said) to inform them of their errors, not doubting, but they would amend, according to their promise. Then he entered into a disputation of the Mass, in a great heat, deriving the same from the Hebrew word Massa, 2which signified (as he supposed) consecration, and showed that this word Missa, might be found in ancient writers. The Ministers answered that he ill applied the Hebrew word: and further, that they disputed not of the word Missa, but of that which is signified by the same, the which he ought first to prove by the word of God. Briefly that he could not prove either by the word of God, or the ancient fathers, their private Mass, their sacrifice expiatory or propitiatory, their transubstantiation,3 their adoration, their application of the same for the quick and the dead, & such other matters, which are principal parts of the said Mass. The Commander having here nothing to reply, fell into a marvellous colour, railing and raging as if he had been stark mad, and told them that he was not come to dispute, but to banish their Ministers, & to place others in their rooms, by the Dukes commandment, which he could not, unless their Ministers were first driven out of the country.
The next day folowyng,1 the Commaunder of Saint Anthony de Fossan came to Angrongne, accōpanied with diuers Gentlemen, saying that he was sent by the Duke: and hauyng assembled the chief Rulers and Ministers of Angrongne, and of the Ualley of Luserne, after he had declared vnto them the cause of his commyng, he read their Supplication directed to the Duke, which cōteined their confession, demaūdyng of them, if it were the same, which they had sent to the Duke. They aunswered, yea. Then he began to dispute, beyng sent (as he sayd) to informe them of their errours, not doubtyng, but they would amēde, accordyng to their promise. Then he entred into a disputation of the Masse, in a great heat, deriuyng the same frō the Hebrue word Massa,