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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 first part (saith he) is evident of it self. For how could they believe that which they never heard nor saw?
The first parte (sayth he) is euydent of it selfe. For howe coulde they beleue that which they neuer hearde nor sawe?
The second part (saith he) appeareth plainly by saint Augustine,1 writing ad Dardanum, and also by an hundred places more. Neither is there any thing that he doth more often inculcate than this, that the same faith that saved our Fathers, saveth us also. And therefore upon the truth of these two parts thus proved, must the conclusion (saith he) needs follow.
The seconde part (sayth he) appeareth plainly by sainct Augustine,1 writinge ad Dardanum, and also by an hundreth places more. Neither is there any thing that he doth more often inculcate thē this, that the same fayth yt saued our Fathers, saueth vs also. And therfore vppon the truth of these two parts thus proued, must the cōclusion (saith he) nedes folowe.
- 1August. ad Dardanum.
¶An other Argument. None of yt old fathers before Christs incarnation, did eat Christ corporally in their signs, but only mystically & spiritually, and were saved: Al we do eat Christ even as they did, and are saved as they were: Ergo, none of us do eat Christ corporally, but mystically, and spiritually in our signs as they did.