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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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And after this manner doth Paul speak unto the Ephesians:1 that Christ doth sanctify his church through the bath of water in the word of life. And for as much as he joineth the word unto the ceremony, and declareth the virtue and power of the word of God,2 that it bringeth with it life, he doth manifestly teach that the word of God is the principal thing, and even as it were the very substance & body of the Sacrament: and the outward ceremony to be nothing else then a token of that lively inflammation which we receive through faith in the word and promise. Saint Paul also in ministering the sacrament of the Lords supper, doth manifestly add the words of Christ: He took bread (saith he) and when he had given thanks, he brake it and said, take ye this, and eat ye this, for it is my body. Item, Do ye this in my remembrance. 3Beside this he teacheth evidently the only Christ and none but he had power to institute a sacrament: & that neither the Apostles, nor the Church hath any authority to alter or to add any thing unto his ordinance, whereas he saith: For I have received of the Lord that which I delivered unto you. &c. To what purpose should he go about to move the people to believe him and to win their hearts with this protestation, if it had been lawful for him to have made any sacraments, or to have altered the form and manner of ministering this sacrament, as some men both wickedly and shamelessly do affirm, that the Apostles did alter the form of Baptism.
And after this manner doth Paule speake vnto the Ephesians:1 that Christ doth sanctify his church through the bath of water in the word of life. And for as much as he ioyneth the word vnto the ceremony, and declareth the vertue and power of the word of God,2 that it bringeth with it life, he doth manifestly teach that the word of God is the principall thing, and euen as it were the very substaunce & body of the Sacrament: and the outward ceremony to be nothing els then a token of that liuely inflamation whych we receiue through fayth in the word and promise. Saint Paule also in ministring the sacrament of the Lordes supper, doth manifestly adde the woordes of Christ: He tooke bread (sayth he) and when he had geuen thankes, he brake it and sayd, take ye this, and eate ye this, for it is my body. Item, Do ye this in my remembrance.