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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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This holy Doctor therefore Augustine, doth this matter manifestly and sincerely declare by other like speeches, and first by common speeches,1 and secondly by speeches of Scripture. The common speech is this: We do (saith he) use often to say, that when Easter doth approach to draw nigh, to morrow or the next day, is the Lords Passion, whereas he did suffer afore many years past, and that passion was never but once done.
This holy Doctor therefore Augustine, doth this matter manifestly and sincerely declare by other like speaches, and first by common speaches,1 and secondly by speaches of Scripture. The common speach is this: We do (sayth he) vse often to say, that when Easter doth approch to drawe nigh, to morrowe or the next daye, is the Lordes Passion, whereas he did suffer afore many yeares past, and that passion was neuer but once done.
- 1By Analogy of the scripture, speeches must be expounded, one speech by an other.By Analogy of the scripture, speaches must be expounded, one speach by an other.
The second common speech is, And of that Sunday we say, that this day the Lord did rise from death, whereas so many years be yet past sith the time he arose. Wherefore, to conclude he saith: No man is so foolish, that he will reprove us for so saying, or to say, that we have lied, for because we do call these days after the similitude of those, in which these things were done. So that it is called the same day, not for that it is the selfsame, but by revolution of time, like unto it. And the resurrection is said to be done in the same day, through the celebrating of the Sacrament of that which is not done that day, but long time afore past.
The second common speache is, And of that Sondaye wee saye, that this day the Lorde did rise from deathe, whereas so many yeares be yet past sith the time he arose. Wherefore, to conclude he saith: No man is so foolish, that he will reproue vs for so saieng, or to saye, that we haue lyed, for because we do call these daies after the similitude of those, in which these things were done. So that it is called the same day, not for that it is the selfesame, but by reuolution of time, like vnto it. And the resurrection is sayd to be done in the same day, through the celebrating of the Sacrament of that which is not done that day, but long time afore past.