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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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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,1 in place of showing forth Christs death, make new oblation of his death, & of a communion, make a single sole supping.2 &c
Fourthly, priuate Masses & all other Masses now vsed of the Sacramēt make an Idol, of commemoration make adoration, in stead of a receauyng, make a deceauyng,1 in place of shewing forth Christes death, make new oblation of his death, & of a cōmuniō, make a single sole supping.2 &c
- 1Adoration.
- 2Oblation.
Fifthly, whereas in this general frailty of mans nature,1 no man can merit by any worthiness of working for him self, the Priest in his private Mass taketh upon him to merit both for him self, and for many other.
Fiftly, whereas in this generall frayltie of mans nature,1 no mā can merite by any worthynes of workyng for him selfe, the Priest in his priuate Masse taketh vpon him to merite both for him selfe, and for many other.
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