A67926:4114
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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And S. Augustine describeth a Sacrament thus: The word of God coming unto the element, maketh the sacrament. And in an other place he saith: A sacrament is a thing wherein ⟨p. 1183⟩the power of God, 1under the form of visible things, doth work secretly salvation. And the Master of the Sentences doth describe a Sacrament no otherwise. A Sacrament (saith he) is an invisible grace, and hath a visible form: and by this invisible grace, I mean (saith he) remission of sins. Finally Saint Thomas denieth that any man hath authority to institute a Sacrament. Now if ye agree unto this definition of a Sacrament, it is an easy thing to judge of the number of those Sacraments which have the manifest word of God, and be institute by Christ to signify unto us the remission of our sins.
And S. Augustine describeth a Sacrament thus: The word of God comming vnto the element, maketh the sacrament. And in an other place he sayth: A sacrament is a thing wherin ⟨p. 1183⟩the power of God, 1vnder the forme of visible thinges, doth worke secretly saluation. And the Mayster of the Sentences doth describe a Sacrament no otherwyse. A Sacrament (sayth he) is an inuisible grace, and hath a visible forme: and by this inuisible grace, I meane (sayth he) remission of sinnes. Finally Saynt Thomas denyeth that any man hath authority to institute a Sacrament. Now if ye agree vnto this definition of a Sacrament, it is an easye thing to iudge of the number of those Sacraments which haue the manifest word of God, and be institute by Christ to signify vnto vs the remission of our sinnes.
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