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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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In the same is also testified, that his blessed body can be but in one place, so that it being now according to the scripture and article of our belief or Creed, in heaven it can not be in earth: and much less can it be in so unnumerable places of the earth, as we may perceive that the Sacrament is. Thus, although the body of our Saviour must be in one place, as he writeth agreeably to the saying of Peter: Whom the heavens must receive until the time of the restitution of all thing: Yet as the words following make mention: Veritas autem eius ubique diffusa est. But his verity is scattered every where. This verity of Christ, or of his body,1 I do take to be that he in other places, doth call Virtus Sacramenti The virtue of the Sacrament. As in the 25. treatise upon John we find thus written: Aliud est Sacramentum, aliud virtus Sacramenti. The Sacrament is one thing, & the virtue of the Sacrament, is an other thing. And againe: Si quis manducaverit ex ipso, non moritur, sed qui pertinet ad virtutē sacramenti, nō qui pertinet ad visibile sacramentū. &c. If any man eat of him he dieth not, but he meaneth of him, which doth appertain to the virtue of the sacrament, & not of him which pertaineth to the visible sacrament. And to declare what is the virtue of the sacrament, that I count to be the truth of the lord or of his body▪ he saith: Qui manducat intus, nō foris, qui ⟨p. 1127⟩manducat in corde, non qui premit dente. He which eateth inwardly in spirit, not outwardly: he that eateth in hart, and not he which cheweth with teeth.
In the same is also testified, that his blessed body can be but in one place, so that it being now according to the scripture and article of our beliefe or Creede, in heauen it cā not be in earth: and much les can it be in so vnnumerable places of the earth, as we may perceiue that the Sacrament is. Thus, although the body of our Sauior must be in one place, as he writeth agreably to ye saying of Peter: Whome the heauens muste receiue vntill the time of the restitution of all thing: Yet as the wordes following make mention: Veritas autem eius vbique diffusa est. But his veritie is scattered euerie where. This verity of Christ, or of his body,1 I do take to be that he in other places, doth call Virtus Sacramenti The vertue of the Sacrament. As in the 25. treatise vpon Iohn we finde thus written: Aliud est Sacramentum, aliud virtus Sacramenti. The Sacrament is one thing, & the vertue of the Sacrament, is an other thing. And againe: Si quis manducauerit ex ipso, non moritur, sed qui pertinet ad virtutē sacramēti, nō qui pertinet ad visibile sacramētū. &c. If any mā eat of him he dieth not, but he meaneth of him, which doth apertain to the vertue of the sacramēt, & not of him which perteineth to the visible sacramēt. And to declare what is the vertue of the sacramēt, yt I coūt to be ye truth of the lord or of his body he saith: Qui māducat intꝰ, nō foris, qui