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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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Or if the second part be true that there is no substance of bread remaining, and seeing there is nothing else to make the sacrament of the natural body of Christ, but only the substance of bread, for as much as the accidences of bread can make no Sacrament of Christs body, as is above showed: then taking away the substance of bread, the first pa•t of the article must needs be false, which saith that the natural body of Christ is present in the sacrament forasmuch as the substance of bread being evacuated, there remaineth no Sacrament, wherein the body of Christ should be present. 2. Secondly,1 that it disagreeth from the whole order and course of the scriptures, it is sufficiently explained before, in the treatise of John Lambert, upon the Sacrament. pag. 1099. as also in other sundry places in this volume besides. 3. Thirdly, that the said Article of transubstantiation is no ancient nor authentic doctrine in the church publicly received: but rather is a novelty lately invented,2 reaching not much above the age of 3. or 4. hundred years or at most above the the time of Lancfrancus an, 1070. it remaineth now to be proved,
Or if the second part be true that there is no substaunce of bread remayning, and seing ther is nothing els to make the sacrament of the naturall body of Christ, but onely the substaunce of bread, for as much as the accidences of bread can make no Sacramēt of Christes body, as is aboue shewed: then taking away the substance of bread, the first pa•t of the article must needes be false, which sayth that the naturall body of Christ is present in the sacrament forasmuch as the substance of bread being euacuated, there remaineth no Sacrament, wherin the body of Christ should be presēt. 2. Secondly,1 that it disagreeth from the whole order and course of the scriptures, it is sufficiently explaned before, in the treatise of Iohn Lambert, vpon the Sacrament. pag. 1099. as also in other sūdry places in this volume besides. 3. Thirdly, that the sayd Article of transubstantiation is no auncient nor authentike doctrine in the church publickly receiued: but rather is a nouelty lately inuēted,