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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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Thirdly, because I will not for the favour of our Divines or Priests, be prejudicial in this point,1 unto so many nations of Germans, Helvetians, and other, which altogether rejecting the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, are all of the same opinion that I am, as well those that take Luther's part, as those which hold with Oecolampadius. Which things standing in this case, I suppose there is no man of any upright conscience, which will not allow the reason of my death, which I am put unto for this only cause, that I do not think transubstantiation, although it were true in deed, to be established for an article of faith.
Thirdlye, because I will not for the fauour of our Diuynes or Priestes, be preiudiciall in this poynt,1 vnto so manye nations of Germaines, Heluetians, and other, whiche altogether reiecting the transubstantiation of the bread and wyne into the bolye and bloud of Christ, are all of the same opinion that I am, as wel those that take Luthers part, as those which holde with Oecolampadius. Which thinges standing in this case, I suppose there is no mā of any vpright conscience, which will not allow the reason of my death, which I am put vnto for this only cause, that I do not think transubstantiation, although it were true in deede, to be establyshed for an article of faith.
- 1The third cause.
And thus much hitherto as touching the articles and whole disputation of John Frith, which was done with all moderation and uprightness. But when as no reason would prevail against the force and cruelty of these furious foes, the xx. day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1533. he was brought before the Bishops of London, Winchester, and Lincoln, who sitting in Pauls upon Friday, the xx. day of June, ministered certain interrogatories upon the Sacrament of the Supper, and Purgatory, unto the said Frith, as is above declared. To the which when he had answered & showed his mind in form and effect, as by his own words above doth appear, he afterward subscribed to his answers with his own hand, in these words.