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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 3: The third Article.
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The third Article.
Private Masses, trentall Masses, and dirige Masses, as they were never used before the time of Gregory,1 vi.C. years after Christ: so the same do fight directly against our christian doctrine, as by the definition thereof may well appear: The Mass is a work or action of the priest, applied unto men for meriting of grace, Ex opere operato, in the which Action the Sacrament is first worshipped,2 and then offered up for a sacrifice for remission of sins, à poena & culpa, for the quick and the dead. Of this definition as there is no part, but it agreeth with their own teaching: so there is no part thereof which disagreeth not from the rules of christian doctrine, especially these, as follow.
Priuate Masses, trentall Masses, and dirige Masses, as they were neuer vsed before the time of Gregory,1 vi.C. yeares after Christ: so the same do fight directly agaynste our christian doctrine, as by the definition therof may wel appeare: The Masse is a worke or action of the priest, applied vnto men for meriting of grace, Ex opere operato, in the which Action the Sacrament is first worshipped,2 and then offered vp for a sacrifice for remission of sinnes, à poena & culpa, for the quicke and the dead. Of this definition as there is no part, but it agreeth with their owne teaching: so there is no part thereof which disagreeth not from the rules of christian doctrine, especially these, as follow.