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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 after followeth: For this bread and drink, signifieth the eternal society of the head, and of the members together.
And after foloweth: For this bread and drink, signifieth the eternall society of the head, and of the members together.
And again: For the Sacrament is one thing, and the virtue of the Sacrament is an other thing. The Sacrament is received with the mouth, with the virtue of the Sacrament the inward man is nourished: For the Sacrament is turned to the nourishment of the body, but the virtue of the Sacrament, the dignity of eternal life is gotten.
And agayne: For the Sacrament is one thing, and the vertue of the Sacrament is an other thing. The Sacramēt is receiued with the mouth, with the vertue of the Sacrament the inwarde man is nourished: For the Sacrament is turned to the nourishmēt of the body, but the vertue of the Sacrament, the dignity of eternall life is gotten.
Wherefore, like as the same is turned into us, when we eat of it: so also are we turned into the body of Christ, when we live obediently and godly. &c. Who seeth not by these words of this Bishop, what form of doctrine was then in the Church received concerning this article of the Sacrament, much divers from this our gross opinion of transubstantiation.
Wherfore, like as the same is turned into vs, when we eate of it: so also are we turned into the body of Christ, when we liue obediently and godly. &c. Who seeth not by these wordes of this Byshoppe, what forme of doctrine was then in the Church receiued concerning this article of the Sacramet, much diuers from this our grosse opinion of transubstantiation.