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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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9. Item, whether thou doest believe orders to be a sacrament of the church,1 and that saying of mass ordained by the Church, is to be observed of Priests: whether it be deadly sin or not, if it be omitted or contemned, and whether the order of Priesthood, were invented by mans imagination or ordained by God?
9. Item, whether thou doest beleue orders to be a sacramēt of the church,1 and that saying of masse ordeined by the Church, is to be obserued of Priestes: whether it be deadly sinne or not, if it be omitted or contemned, and whether the order of Priesthoode, were inuented by mans imagination or ordeined by God?
- 1Sacrament of orders.
10. Item, whether penance be a sacrament of the Church and necessary unto salvation:1 and whether auricular confession is to be made unto the priest, or is necessary unto salvation: and whether thou believest that a Christian is bound, besides contrition of hart, having the free use of an apt or meet priest, under necessity of salvation, to be confessed unto a Priest and not unto any lay man, be he never so good and devout, & whether thou believest that a Priest in cases permitted unto him, may absolve a sinner (being contrite and confessed) from his sins, and enjoin him wholesome penance?
10. Item, whether penaunce be a sacrament of the Church and necessary vnto saluation:1 and whether auricular confession is to be made vnto the priest, or is necessary vnto saluation: and whether thou beleuest that a Christiā is boūd, besides contrition of hart, hauing the free vse of an apte or meet priest, vnder necessity of saluation, to be confessed vnto a Priest and not vnto any lay man, be he neuer so good and deuout, & whether thou beleuest that a Priest in cases permitted vnto him, may absolue a sinner (beyng contrite and confessed) from his sinnes, and enioine him wholsome penaunce?