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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 › Persecution in the town of Calais.Book 8 › Persecution in the towne of Calice.
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And thus much he brought over in writing with him from Calais, and added thereto, as it should seem, to exasperate the Commissioners and the rest of the Clergy against him, certain other heinous words spoken against Bishops and Priests. Which words the said Broke there denied, confessing nevertheless that certain private talk he had with him touching the Sacrament, wherein he showed to the young man the right use of the same, concluding, that albeit with our mouths we received very material bread and wine, yet by faith,1 all Christian men do receive, eat, and drink, to their great comfort and benefit, the very natural body and blood of Christ, which was both borne of the virgin Mary, and suffered death on the Cross for the remission of their sins: which most holy Sacrament, who so came unworthily unto, the same was so far from the eating of Christs body and blood, that all such (without hearty repentance) do eat their own damnation. And to conclude with him in that private talk he told him, that if the gross & unlearned error of transubstantiation, were in deed matter of truth and sincere doctrine, then not only this should follow of it, that every man who would, might have everlasting life (for they might when they would receive the outward Sacrament, seen with our eyes, which the Priests call Christs natural body, and who so eateth Christs body, and drinketh his blood, hath everlasting life, sayeth Christ) but also there should great absurdities follow thereby, as when a man happeneth to go to the sea, having lately received the sacrament, he should put it over board, or do it on the hatches, & therefore exhorted the said Payton to leave that gross error.
And thus much he brought ouer in writing wyth hym from Calice, and added thereto, as it should seeme, to exasperate the Commissioners and the rest of the Cleargy against him, certaine other heynous words spoken against Byshops and Priestes. Whiche wordes the sayd Broke there denied, confessing neuerthelesse that certaine priuate talke he had with him touching the Sacrament, wherein he shewed to the yong man the right vse of the same, concluding, that albeit with our mouthes we receyued very materiall bread and wine, yet by faith,1 all Christian mē do receiue, eate, and drinke, to their great comfort and benefite, the very natural body and bloud of Christ, which was both borne of the virgine Mary, and suffered death on the Crosse for the remission of their sinnes: which most holye Sacrament, who so came vnworthely vnto, the same was so farre from the eating of Christes body and bloude, that all such (without hartie repentaunce) do eate their owne damnation. And to conclude with him in that priuate talk he told him, that if the grosse & vnlearned errour of transubstantiation, were in deede matter of truth and sincere doctrine, then not only this should follow of it, that euery mā who would, might haue euerlasting life (for they might when they woulde receiue the outward Sacrament, seene with our eyes, whiche the Priestes call Christes naturall body, and who so eateth Christes body, and drinketh hys bloud, hath euerlasting lyfe, sayeth Christ) but also there should great absurdities follow therby, as whē a mā hapneth to go to the sea, hauing lately receiued the sacrament, he should put it ouer boorde, or do it on the hatches, & therfore exhorted the said Payton to leaue that grosse errour.