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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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Book 8 › Scriptural evidences 2: The second part of this matter.
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In this may we see, that our Saviour willeth his precious flesh to be eaten. But for the manner of eating, is, and hath been much controversy. The Jews of Capernaum were offended with Christ, when he said, he would have his flesh eaten: and except a man should eat his flesh, he could not come to life eternal.1 They supposed grossly, and understood him (if a man might so plainly speak it) butcherly, that he would cut out lumps and pieces out of his body, as the butcher doth out of dead beasts, and so give it them to eat of, as Augustine doth here say. And upon this gross, or (as holy Augustine doth here call it) foolish and fleshly understanding, they were offended, and said to him: This is a sore or hard saying. They did shoot forth their bolt, and unwise saying over soon, and were offended before they had cause. They took that for hard and sore, which should have been passing pleasant and profitable to them, if they would have heard the thing declared throughly to the end.
In this may we see, that our Sauiour willeth his precious flesh to be eaten. But for the maner of eating, is, and hath bene much controuersie. The Iewes of Capernaum were offended with Christ, when he sayd, he woulde haue his flesh eaten: and except a man shoulde eate hys flesh, hee could not come to lyfe eternall.1 They supposed grossely, and vnderstoode hym (if a man might so playnely speake it) butcherly, that he would cut out lumpes and peeces out of his body, as the butcher doth out of dead beastes, and so geue it them to eate of, as Augustine dooth heere say. And vpon this grosse, or (as holy Augustine doth heere call it) foolish and fleshly vnderstanding, they were offended, and sayde to him: This is a sore or hard sayeng. They did shoote foorth their bolt, and vnwise sayeng ouer soone, and were offended before they had cause. They tooke that for hard and sore, which shoulde haue bene passing pleasaunt and profitable to them, if they would haue heard the thing declared throughly to the end.
- 1The gross CapernaitesThe grosse Capernaites