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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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Book 8 › ¶Argument, › Explication of article 2: The second Article.
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First, let us see the reasons and objections of the adversaries in restraining the Laity from the one kind of this Sacrament.1 The use (say they) hath been so of long continuance in the Church. Whereunto we answer, that they have no evident nor authentic example of any ancient custom in the church, which they can produce in that behalf.
First, lette vs see the reasons and obiections of the aduersaries in restraining the Laitie from the one kynde of this Sacrament.1 The vse (say they) hath bene so of longe continuaunce in the Churche. Whereunto we aunsweare, that they haue no euident nor authentike example of anye auncient custome in the church, which they can produce in that behalfe.
- 1The reasons and objections of the Papists against both kinds.The reasons and obiections of the Papistes against both kindes.
Item, where they allege the place of S. Luke, where Christ was known in breaking of bread.1 &c. citing moreover many other places of Scripture, wherein mention is made of breaking of bread: to answer thereunto, although we do not utterly repugn, but that some of those places may be understanded of the Sacrament, yet that being granted, it followeth not therefore, that one part of the Sacrament was only ministered to the people without the other, when as by the common use of speech, under the naming of one part, the whole action is meant. Neither doth it follow, because that bread was broken among the brethren, therefore the cup was not distributed unto them. For so we find by the words of S. Paul, that the use of the Corinthians was to communicate not only in breaking of bread, but in participating the cup also. The cup (sayeth he) which we participate.