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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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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,1 as by the words of Haymo doth appear. Where he following the words of Bede, showeth also the cause, why it is so called by the name of the Lordes body. Quia (sayth he) panis corpus confirmat, ideo ille corpus Christi congruenter nuncupatur: Vinum autem quia sanguinem operatur in carne, ideo ad sanguinem Christi refertur. That is: Because bread confirmeth the hart of man, therefore it is called conveniently the body of Christ, and because wine worketh blood in the flesh of man, thereof is it referred to the blood of Christ. What can be more effectually spoken to prove the substance of bread there to remain? For take away the substance of bread & wine, what is in the accidences left, that can confirm mans hart, or engender blood in the flesh. And therefore seeing there must needs something remain, that must be referred to Christs body & blood in that Sacrament, it either must be the substance of bread and wine, or else it can be no Sacrament. And furthermore, speaking of the visible things which are sanctified how and whereunto they be converted, he saith: that by the holy ghost they pass to a Sacrament of the Lords body.
By whose writings it is euident, that the church was infected as yet with no such phantasy of transubstantiatiō neither did any almost, dreame of taking away ye substance of bread from the Sacrament. For although Haymo, Remigius, Rabanus, and other which liued in that age, doe attribute to the Sacrament, the honorable name, and reuerence (as we also doe) of the Lordes body and bloud: yet they exclude not from thence all substaunce of mele & bread & leane the bare accidences, as our new come Catholickes do,1 as by the wordes of Haymo doth appeare. Where he folowing the wordes of Bede, sheweth also the cause, why it is so called by the name of the Lordes body. Quia (sayth he) panis corpus confirmat, ideo ille corpus Christi congruenter nuncupatur: Vinum autem quia sanguinem operatur in carne, ideo ad sanguinem Christi refertur. That is: Because bread confirmeth the hart of man, therefore it is called conueniently the body of Christ, and because wine worketh bloud in the fleshe of man, thereof is it referred to the bloud of Christ. What canne be more effectually spoken to proue the substaunce of breade there to remayne? For take away the substance of bread & wine, what is in the accidences left, that can confirme mās hart, or ingender bloud in the flesh. And therefore seeyng there must nedes something remaine, that must be referred to Christes body & bloud in that Sacramēt, it either must be the substaunce of bread and wine, or els it canne be no Sacrament. And furthermore, speaking of the visible thinges which are sanctified how and whereunto they be conuerted, he sayth: that by the holy ghost they passe to a Sacrament of the Lordes body.