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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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To proceed now farther in this discussion of antiquity, it followed, that after the time of Elfricus aforesaid, this matter of transubstantiation began first to be talked off, & to come in question among a few superstitious monks: so that as blindness and superstition began more and more to increase,1 so the said gross opinion still more and more, both in number and authority prevailed, in so much that about the year of our Lord. 1060. the denying of transubstantiation began to be counted heresy.
To procede now farther in this discussion of antiquitie, it followed, that after the time of Elfricus aforesayde, this matter of transubstantiation began firste to be talked off, & to come in question among a few superstitious monkes: so that as blindnes and superstition began more and more to encrease,1 so the sayd grosse opinion still more and more, both in number and authoritie preuailed, in so muche that about the yeare of our Lord. 1060. the denying of transubstantiation began to be counted heresie.
- 1Transubstantiation when it first came in question.
And in this number first was one Berengarius a French man,1 and Archdeacon of Anjou, which of all Christen men, which we read of, was first called and counted an heretic for denying of transubstantiation, & troubled for the same, as ye shall hear.
And in thys number firste was one Berengarius a Frenche man,1 and Archdeacon of Angeowe, whyche of all Christen men, which we read of, was first called and counted an hereticke for denying of transubstantiation, & troubled for the same, as ye shall heare.