A67926:3583
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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We will now proceed to the testimony of Rabanus Maurus bishop of Mentz & scholar sometime to Alcuinus in Paris, an english man:1 who living also in the same age with Haymo and Bertram, (which was 800. years after Christ) giveth the like testimony of this doctrine in his book of Institutions. Where he asking the question, why the Lord would give the mysteries of his body and blood, then under such things as might be kept and reserved whole with great honour? thus he answereth again: The Lord (saith he) would rather that the Sacraments of his body and blood should be received with the mouth of the faithful, 2and made to be their food, that by the visible action, the invisible effect might be showed: For like as material meat outwardly nourisheth and quickeneth the body, so also the word of God inwardly nourisheth and strengtheneth the soul. For man liveth not only by bread, but by every word proceeding from the mouth of God.
We will now proceede to the testimonye of Rabanus Maurus byshop of Mentz & scholer somtime to Alcuinus in Paris, an english man:1 who liuing also in the same age with Haymo and Bertrame, (which was 800. yeares after Christ) geueth the like testimony of this doctrine in his booke of Institutions. Where he asking the question, why the Lord would geue the misteries of his body and bloud, then vnder suche thinges as might be kept and reserued whole with great honor? thus he aunswereth agayne: The Lord (sayth he) would rather that the Sacramentes of his body and bloud should be receiued with the mouth of the faythfull, 2and made to be theyr food, that by the visible action, the inuisible effecte might be shewed: For like as materiall meate outwardlye nourisheth and quickeneth the body, so also the word of God inwardly nourisheth and strengtheneth the soule. For man lyueth not onely by bread, but by euery word proceeding from the mouth of God.
- 1Rabanus Maurus Bishop of Mentze. Anno. 800.
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