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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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And thus in these words of Bede likewise is to be understand, that no transubstantiation, as yet in his time was received in the Church of England.
And thus in these words of Bede likewise is to be vnderstand, that no transubstantiation, as yet in his time was receiued in the Church of England.
Long it were to stand upon all particulars Briefly to conclude, the farther the church hath been from these our latter days, the purer it was in all respects, and especially touching this barbarous article of transubstantiation.1 We will now draw more near our own time, coming to the age of Bertram, and of Haimo, who were about the year of our Lord 810. under Carolus Magnus.
Long it were to stand vpon all particulars Briefely to conclude, the farther the church hath bene from these our latter dayes, the purer it was in all respectes, and especially touching this barbarous article of trāsubstātiation.1 We will now draw more neare our owne time, cōming to the age of Bertrame, and of Haimo, who were about the yeare of our Lord 810. vnder Carolus Magnus.
- 1Haymo. ¶Anno. 800.
By whose writings it is evident, that the church was infected as yet with no such fantasy of transubstantiation neither did any almost, dream of taking away the substance of bread from the Sacrament. For although Haymo, Remigius, Rabanus, and other which lived in that age, do attribute to the Sacrament, the honourable name, and reverence (as we also do) of the Lords body and blood: yet they exclude not from thence all substance of meal & bread & lean the bare accidences, as our new come Catholics do,