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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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And thus it standeth certain and demonstrable by manifold probations, how far this newfound custom differeth from all antiquity and prescription of use and time. Again, although the custom thereof were never so ancient, yet no custom may be of that strength to gainstand or countermand the open and express commandment of God, which sayeth to all men: Bibite ex hoc omnes. Drink yee all of this. &c.
And thus it standeth certain and demonstrable by manifolde probations, how farre this newfound custome differeth from all antiquitie and prescription of vse and time. Againe, although the custome therof were neuer so auncient, yet no custome may be of that strength to gainstand or countermaunde the open and expresse commaundement of God, which sayeth to all men: Bibite ex hoc omnes. Drincke yee all of this. &c.
Again, seeing the cup is called the blood of the new testament, who is he that dare or can alter the Testament of the Lord, when none may be so hardy to alter the Testament of a man, being once approved or ratified?
Againe, seeing the cup is called the bloude of the newe testament, who is hee that dare or can alter the Testament of the Lorde, when none may be so hardy to alter the Testament of a man, being once approoued or ratified?
Further, as concerning those places of Scripture before alledged, De fractione panis, that is, of breaking of bread, whereupon they think themselves so sure that the Sacrament was then ministered but in one kind: To answer thereunto, first we say, it may be doubted whether all those places in Scripture, De fractione panis, 1are to be referred to the Sacrament. Secondly, the same being given unto them, yet can they not infer thereby, because one part is mentioned, that the full Sacrament therefore was not ministered. The common manner of the Hebrew phrase is, under breaking of bread to signify generally the whole feast or supper: as in the Prophet Isaiah, these words, Frange esurienti panem tuum, do signify as well giving drink as bread, &c. And thirdly howsoever those places, De fractione panis be taken, yet it maketh little for them, but rather against them. For if the Sacrament were administered amongst them in fraction panis. i. in breaking of bread, then must they needs grant, that if bread was there broken. Ergo, there was bread,