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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 doth he yet prove by an other example of speech, which is this: It is none other thing to believe, then to have faith. And therefore when answer is made, that the infants have faith, which in deed have it not in full working, it is answered, that such have faith for the Sacrament of faith, and that they do convert themselves unto faith, for the Sacrament of Conversion. For the very answer it self doth pertain to the celebration of the Sacrament, &c. Thus doth it sufficiently appear, that as we use truly to call that good Friday, or the day of Christs passion, which is not in deed the day of Christs Passion, but only a memorial thereof once done for ever: and as we use to call the next Easter day, the day of Christs resurrection, not because that Christ in the same day shall arise, but only for a memorial of his resurrection once done for ever, and that of long time passed.
This doth he yet proue by an other example of speach, which is this: It is none other thing to beleeue, then to haue fayth. And therfore when answeare is made, that the infantes haue fayth, which in deede haue it not in ful working, it is answeared, that suche haue faith for the Sacrament of faith, and that they doo conuert themselues vnto fayth, for the Sacrament of Conuersion. For the very answere it selfe doth pertaine to the celebration of the Sacrament, &c. Thus doth it sufficiently appeare, that as we vse truely to call that good Friday, or the day of Christes passion, which is not in deede the day of Christes Passion, but onely a memoriall thereof once done for euer: and as we vse to call the next Easter day, the daye of Christes resurrection, not because that Christ in the same daye shall arise, but only for a memoriall of his resurrectiō once done for euer, and that of long time passed.
And Christ being offered up once for all in his own proper person, is yet said to be offered up, not only every year at Easter, but also every day in the celebration of the Sacrament, because his oblation once for ever made, is thereby represented. Even so (saith Augustine) is the Sacrament of Christs body, the body of Christ, and the sacrament of Christs blood, the blood of Christ, in a certain wise or fashion.1