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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 argument was this, taken out of that place of the Acts of the Apostles, where as Christ appeared unto S. Paul by the way: disputing out of that place,1 that it is not disagreeable to the word of God, that the body of Christ may be in two places at once, which being in heaven was seen unto S. Paul the same time upon earth: & if it may be in two places, why by the like reason, may it not be in many places?
The argument was this, taken out of that place of the Actes of the Apostles, where as Christ appeared vnto S. Paule by the way: disputing out of that place,1 that it is not disagreeable to the worde of God, that the bodie of Christ may be in two places at once, which being in heauen was seene vnto S. Paule the same time vpon earth: & if it may be in two places, why by the like reason, may it not be in many places?
- 1The Archbishops argument.
In this manner the Archbishop began to refute the second argument of Lambert, which as we have before said, was written & delivered by the said Lambert, unto the preacher: for the king had first disputed against his first reason.
In this maner the Archbishop began to refute the secōd argument of Lambert, which as we haue before said, was written & deliuered by the said Lābert, vnto the preacher: for the king had first disputed against his first reason.
Lambert answered unto this argument, saying: that the Minor was not thereby proved, that Christs body was dispersed in two places, or more, but remained rather still in one place, as touching the manner of his body.