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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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But for so much as some will object, that Augustine in the word afore rehearsed, doth not speak of eating the Sacrament, for the text of the Scripture, upon the which he doth ground, is not spoken by eating the Sacrament, which text is this: Unless a man eat my flesh. &c I answer, that true it is, he began of spiritual eating, and thereto serveth the text recited. Nevertheless,1 he meaneth that Christ is not ordained to be eaten, either without the Sacrament, or in the Sacrament, but spiritually of the faithful: as more evidently doth appear by these words there following: Sacramentum aliquod vobis commendavi, quod spiritualiter intellectum vivificabit vos. &c. I have commended unto you a Sacrament, which being understand of you spiritually, shall quicken you. Although it were necessary that the same should be celebrated visibly, yet notwithstanding it ought to be understand invisibly.
But for somuch as some will obiect, that Augustine in the worde afore rehearsed, doth not speake of eatyng the Sacrament, for the text of the Scripture, vpon the which he doth ground, is not spoken by eatyng the Sacrament, whiche text is this: Vnlesse a man eate my flesh. &c I aunswere, that true it is, he began of spirituall eatyng, and thereto serueth the text recited. Neuerthelesse,1 he meaneth that Christ is not ordeyned to be eaten, either without the Sacrament, or in the Sacrament, but spiritually of the faythfull: as more euidently doth appeare by these wordes there folowyng: Sacramentum aliquod vobis commendaui, quod spiritualiter intellectum viuificabit vos. &c. I haue commēded vnto you a Sacrament, which beyng vnderstand of you spiritually, shall quicken you. Although it were necessary that the same should be celebrated visibly, yet notwithstandyng it ought to be vnderstand inuisibly.
- 1Objection answered.Obiection aunswered.