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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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Tenthly, and last of all, he believeth that the sacrament, of the flesh & blood of Christ, is not the very body of Christ, in flesh & blood as it was borne of the virgin Mary. Whereupon the Bishops Chancellor asked the said Tewkesbury, if he could show any cause why he should not be taken for an heretic falling into his heresy again, and receive the punishment of an heretic. Whereunto he answered, that he had wrong before, and if he be condemned now, he reckoneth that he hath wrong again.
Tenthly, and last of all, he beleueth that the sacrament, of the flesh & bloud of Christ, is not the very body of Christ, in flesh & bloud as it was borne of ye virgin Mary. Whervpon the Byshops Chauncellor asked the sayd Tewkesbery, if he could shew any cause why he should not be takē for an hereticke falling into his heresy agayne, and receiue the punishment of an hereticke. Wherunto he aunswered, that he had wrong before, and if he be condemned now, he reckoneth that he hath wrong agayne.
Then the Chancellor caused the articles to be read openly, with the answers unto the same, the which the said Tewkesbury confessed, & thereupon the Bishop pronounced sentence against him, & delivered him unto the Sheriffs of London for the time being, who were Rich. Gresham, & Edward Altam, who burned him in Smithfield upon S. Thomas even, being the 20. of December, in the year aforesaid, the tenor of whose sentence pronounced against him by the Bishop, doth here ensue word for word.
Then the Chaūcellor caused the articles to be read opē ly, with the aunsweres vnto the same, the which the sayde Tewkesbery confessed, & therupon the Bishop pronounced sentence agaynst him, & deliuered him vnto the Shyriffes of Londō for ye time being, who were Rich. Greshā, & Edward Altam, who burned him in Smithfield vpō S. Thomas euen, being the 20. of Decēber, in the yeare aforesayd, the tenor of whose sentence pronounced agaynst hym by the Bishop, doth here ensue word for word.