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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 › Allegations against the vi. Articles.Book 8 › Allegations agaynst the vi. Articles.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But as concerning the second member or part of the article, which taketh away all presence and substance of bread from the Sacrament: to that we say, that first it standeth not with their own article. Secondly, that it standeth not with the doctrine of Scripture. Thirdly, that it standeth not with antiquity, but is merely a late i•••ention.
But as concerning the second member or part of ye article, which taketh away all presence and substance of bread from the Sacrament: to that we say, that first it standeth not with theyr owne article. Secondly, that it standeth not with the doctrine of Scripture. Thirdly, that it standeth not with antiquity, but is meerly a late i•••ention.
And first that it agreeth not with their own Article, it is manifest. For whereas in the former part of their article, they say that the natural body of Christ is present in the blessed Sacrament, under the forms of bread & wine, how can the natural body of Christ be present in the Sacrament, if there remain no sacrament? or how can any sacrament of the body remain, if there remain no substance of bread which should make the sacrament? For how can the body of Christ be in that thing, which is not? or how can the sacrament of the body have any being, where the substance of bread hath no being.1
And first that it agreeth not with theyr owne Article, it is manifest. For whereas in the former part of their article, they say that the naturall body of Christ is present in the blessed Sacrament, vnder the formes of bread & wine, how can the naturall body of Christ be present in the Sacrament, if there remayne no sacrament? or howe can any sacramēt of ye body remayne, if there remayne no substaūce of bread which should make the sacrament? For how can the body of Christ be in that thing, which is not? or how cā the sacrament of the body haue any being, where the substance of bread hath no being.1