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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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This rude and misshapen doctrine of these Monks, concerning transubstantiation, as ye have heard,1 when and by whom it began first to be broached: so if ye would now know by what learning and scriptures they did confirm, and establish the same, ye must here think and understand, how their chiefest grounds and substance to persuade the people was at this time, certain miracles by them forged, and published both in their writings and preachings whereof one was the same of Odo above recited, which Osberne, or some other monkish Legend invented of him, how he should show unto certain the host turned into the likeness of flesh and blood dropping into the chalice for the conversion of those clerks, which before would not believe it.
Thys rude and mishapen doctrine of these Monkes, concerning transubstantiation, as ye haue heard,1 whē and by whome it began first to be broached: so if ye would now know by what learning and scriptures they did confirme, and establish the same, ye must here thinke and vnderstād, howe their chiefest groundes and substaunce to perswade the people was at this time, certain myracles by them forged, and published both in theyr wrytings and preachings whereof one was the same of Odo aboue recited, whyche Osberne, or some other monkish Legend inuented of him, howe he shoulde shewe vnto certaine the host turned into the likenesse of flesh and bloude droppinge into the chalice for the conuersion of those clearkes, whiche before woulde not beleeue it.
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An other like miracle is also told by the said Osberne of Dunstan in this order,1 how the said Dunstan appeared to a certain lame cripple in the night, willing him to resort unto his tomb, to have his limbs again restored. Which cripple, according as he was willed, after he had there continued praying for health a long time, and could not obtain, began to return home again after long tarrying,