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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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An other miracle is reported of a Jew body, who upon a time entering into the Church, with an other Christian lad which was his play fellow, saw upon the altar a little child broken & torn in pieces,1 and afterward by portions to be distributed among the people. Which sight when the young Jew coming home had told unto his father to be true and certain, he was for the same, condemned to be burned. Thus he being enclosed in a house, and the door fast where he should be burned, he was found and taken out from thence by the Christians, not only alive, but also having not one hear of his head blemished with the flames about him. Who then being of the Christians, demanded how he was so preserved from the burning fire: there appeared (said he) to me a beautiful woman sitting on a chair, whose son the child was, which was before divided & distributed in the Church among the people, who reached to me her hand in the burning flame, and with her gown skirts kept the flame from me, so that I was preserved thereby from perishing. &c. Belike these Monks lacked miracles among the Christians, when they were fain to borrow such figments of the Jews to prove their feigned transubstantiation.
An other miracle is reported of a Iew body, who vpon a time entring into the Churche, with an other Christian lad which was his play fellow, saw vppon the altar a little childe broken & torne in peeces,1 and afterward by portions to be distributed among the people. Which sight when the young Iew comming home had told vnto his father to be true and certayne, hee was for the same, condemned to be burned. Thus he being inclosed in a house, and the dore fast where he should be burned, he was founde and taken out from thence by the Christians, not onely aliue, but also hauing not one heare of his heade blemished wt the flames about him. Who then being of the Christians, demaunded howe he was so preserued from the burning fire: there appeared (sayd he) to me a beutiful woman sitting on a chair, whose sonne the childe was, which was before deuided & distributed in the Church among the people, who reached to me her hand in the burning flame, and wyth her gowne skirtes kepte the flame from mee, so that I was preserued thereby from pearishing. &c. Belike these Monkes lacked miracles among the Christians, when they were faine to borow such figmentes of the Iewes to prooue their fayned transubstantiation.