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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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An other reason was this: that it is not agreeable unto a natural body to be in two places or more at one time: wherefore it must follow of necessity, that either Christ had not a natural body, or else truly according to the common nature of a body, it cannot be present in two places at once, and much less in many: that is to say, in heaven & in earth, on the right hand of his father, and in the Sacrament.
An other reason was thys: that it is not agreeable vnto a natural body to be in two places or more at one time: wherfore it must followe of necessity, that either Christ had not a naturall body, or els truely according to the common nature of a body, it cānot be present in two places at once, and much lesse in many: that is to say, in heauen & in earth, on the right hand of hys father, and in the Sacrament.
Moreover, a natural body can not be without his form and shape, conditions, and accidents, like as the accidents and conditions also can not be without their subject or substance. Then, for so much as in the sacrament there is no quality, quantity, or condition of the body of Christ, and finally no appearance at all, of flesh:1 who doeth not plainly perceive that there is no transubstantiate body of his in the sacrament? And to reason by the contrary: all the proper conditions, signs, and accidents whatsoever they be pertaining unto bread, we do see to be present in the sacrament, which can not be there without the subject: therefore we must of necessity confess the bread to be there. He added also many other allegations out of the Doctors. But to be short, this Taylor the preacher, whom I spake of before, willing and desiring (as is supposed) of a good mind to satisfy Lambert in this matter, amongest other, whom he took to counsel, he also conferred with doct. Barnes, Which Barnes,2 although he did otherwise favour the Gospel, and was an earnest preacher, notwithstanding seemed not greatly to favour this cause, fearing peradventure, that it would breed some let or hinderance among the people, to the preaching of the Gospel, which was now in a good forwardness, if such sacramentaries should be suffered: He persuaded Taylor by and by to put up the matter to Thomas Cranmer Bishop of Canterbury. And hereby may we see it truly verified, which Will. Tyndall before writing to John Frith, did note in Doct. Barnes, saying: that D. Barnes will be hot against you, &c. pag. 154.