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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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I believe the earthly substances, which upon the Lords table are divinely sanctified, through the ministration of the Priest, to be converted unspeakably, incomprehensibly, and miraculously by the operation of Gods mighty power, into the essence of the Lords body, 1the outward forms only of the things themselves, and certain qualities reserved, and that for two respects: The one, least the sight of the raw and bloody flesh might otherwise make men to abhor from eating thereof for that they which believe the thing they see not, might have the greater merit for their belief. The conversion of which earthly substances into the essence of the Lords body, notwithstanding, yet is the self same body of the Lord in heaven, and there hath his essential being at the right hand of his father immortal inviolate, perfect, undiminished, and uncorrupted: so that truly it may be affirmed, the self same body both to be received of us, and yet not the self same. 2The self same, I mean, as touching the essence, property, and virtue of his true nature: and yet not the self same as touching the forms of bread and wine, and other outward qualities incurring to our outward senses. &c. And thus have ye the confession of Lancfranke Archb. of Cant.
I beleue the earthly substances, which vpon the Lordes table are diuinely sanctified, through the ministration of the Priest, to be conuerted vnspeakeably, incomprehensibly, and miraculously by the operation of Gods mightye power, into the essence of the Lordes body, 1the outward formes only of the things themselues, and certaine qualities reserued, and that for two respectes: The one, least the sight of the rawe and bloudy flesh might otherwyse make men to abhorre from eating thereof for that they whiche beleeue the thinge they see not, might haue the greater merite for their beliefe. The conuersion of which earthly substances into the essence of the Lordes body, notwithstanding, yet is the selfe same body of the Lorde in heauen, and there hathe hys essentiall being at the right hande of hys father immortall inuiolate, perfect, vndeminished, and vncorrupted: so that truely it may be affirmed, the selfe same body both to be receiued of vs, and yet not the selfe same. 2