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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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Secondly, whereas Sacraments properly profit none but them that use the same in the private Mass the Sacrament is received in the behoof not only of him that executeth, but of them also that stand looking on, & of them also which be far of, or dead and in Purgatory.
Secōdly, whereas Sacraments properly profite none but thē that vse the same in the priuate Masse the Sacramēt is receaued in the behoofe not onely of him that executeth, but of them also that stand lookyng on, & of them also which be farre of, or dead and in Purgatory.
Thirdly,1 when by the scripture nothing is to be applied for remission of our sins, but only the death of Christ, cometh in the private Mass as a work meritorious done of the Priest, which being applied to other, is avayleable Ex opere operato, both to him that doth it, and to them for whom it is done, ad remissionem peccatorum.
Thirdly,1 whē by ye scripture nothyng is to be applyed for remission of our sinnes, but onely the death of Christ, cōmeth in the priuate Masse as a worke meritorious done of the Priest, which beyng applyed to other, is auayleable Ex opere operato, both to him that doth it, and to them for whom it is done, ad remissionem peccatorum.
- 1A supplication.
Fourthly, private Masses & all other Masses now used of the Sacrament make an Idol, of commemoration make adoration, in stead of a receiving, make a deceiving,