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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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Against all these rules, private Masses directly do repugn. For first beside that they transgress the order, example, and commandment of Christ (which divided the bread and cup to them all) they also bring the Sacrament out of the right use whereunto principally it was ordained. For where as the use of that Sacrament is principally instituted for a testimonial and remembrance of Christs death, the private Mass transferreth the same to an other purpose, either to make of it a gassing Idol, or a work of application meritorious,1 or a sacrifice propitiatory for remission of sins, or a commemoration for souls departed in Purgatory, according as it is written in their Mass book: Pro quorum memoria corpus Christi sumitur, Pro quorum memoria sanguis Christi sumitur. &c. Where as Christ sayth contrary, Hoc facietis in meam commemorationem.
Against all these rules, priuate Masses directly doe repugne. For first beside that they transgresse the order, example, and commaundement of Christ (which diuided the bread and cup to them all) they also bring the Sacramente out of the right vse wherunto principally it was ordeined. For where as the vse of that Sacrament is principally instituted for a testimoniall and remembraunce of Christes death, the priuate Masse transferreth the same to an other purpose, either to make of it a gasing Idoll, or a worke of application meritorious,1 or a sacrifice propiciatory for remission of sinnes, or a commemoratiō for soules departed in Purgatory, accordyng as it is written in their Masse booke: Pro quorū memoria corpus Christi sumitur, Pro quorū memoria sanguis Christi sumitur. &c. Where as Christ sayth contrary, Hoc facietis in meam commemorationem.
- 1The Sacrament of the Lords▪ supper put out of his right use by private mass•s.The Sacrament of the Lordes▪ supper put out of his right vse by priuat mass•s.