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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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Furthermore, as concerning the Exposition of these words of the Supper, This is my body &c. 1S. Augustine writing to Bonifacius, saith thus: Sepè ita loquimur, ut Pascha appropinquante, crastinam vel perendinam Domini passionem dicamus. &c. We use oftentimes this manner of phrase, that when Easter doth approach, 2we name the day that cometh after, or the next day after that, the Passion of the Lord, when as he notwithstanding had suffered before that, many years: neither that Passion was done but once for all. So truly do we say upon the Lords day: This day the Lord hath risen, when so many years are past since he rose. Wherefore no man is so fond, that he will reprove us as liars, for this manner of speaking, because we call these days according to the similitude of those, in which these things were done: so that it is called the same day which is not the same, but by course of time of the year coming about, is like unto it: and also because that thing is said to be done that day, through the celebration of the Sacrament, which was not done that day, but long before that time. Was not Christ once offered up in him self? And yet notwithstanding he is not only offered up in the Sacrament, in the solemn feasts of Easter, but every day mystically for the people. Neither doth he make a lye, which being demanded, answereth, that Christ is offered up. For if the Sacraments had not a certain similitude of those things whereof they are Sacraments, then should they be no Sacraments at all. By reason of this similitude or likeness, Sacraments oftentimes do receive the names of the self same things, whereof they are Sacraments.
Furthermore, as concernyng the Exposition of these wordes of the Supper, This is my body &c. 1S. Augustine writyng to Bonifacius, sayth thus: Sepè ita loquimur, vt Pascha appropinquāte, crastinam vel perendinam Domini passionem dicamus. &c. We vse oftentimes this maner of phrase, that when Easter doth approche, 2we name the day that commeth after, or the next day after that, the Passion of the Lord, when as he notwithstandyng had suffered before that, many yeares: neither that Passion was done but once for all. So truly do we say vpon the Lordes day: This day the Lord hath risen, when so many yeares are past since he rose. Wherfore no man is so fonde, that he will reproue vs as lyers, for this maner of speakyng, because we call these dayes accordyng to the similitude of those, in which these thynges were done: so that it is called the same day which is not the same, but by course of tyme of the yeare commyng about, is like vnto it: and also because that thing is sayd to be done that day, through the celebration of the Sacramēt, whiche was not done that day, but long before that tyme. Was not Christ once offered vp in him selfe? And yet notwithstandyng he is not onely offered vp in the Sacrament, in the solemne feastes of Easter, but euery day mystically for the people. Neither doth he make a lye, which beyng demaunded, aunswereth, that Christ is offered vppe. For if the Sacramentes had not a certaine similitude of those thynges whereof they are Sacramentes, then should they be no Sacramentes at all. By reason of this similitude or likenesse, Sacramētes oftentymes do receiue the names of the selfe same thynges, wherof they are Sacramentes.