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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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That done, their articles were declared unto them, with all circumstances of the law:1 and then it was demanded and enquired of them, whether they believed, that after the words spoken by a priest (as Christ spake them to his Apostles) there were not the very body and blood of Christ, flesh, blood, and bone, as he was borne of the virgin Mary, and no bread after.
That done, theyr articles were declared vnto thē, with all circumstances of the law:1 and then it was demaunded and enquired of them, whether they beleued, that after the wordes spoken by a priest (as Christ spake them to his Apostles) there were not the very body and bloud of Christ, flesh, bloud, and bone, as he was borne of the virgin Mary, and no bread after.
- 1Questions propounded to Kerby & Roger.
Unto the which words they answered and said, No, they did not so believe: but that they did believe the Sacrament which Christ Jesus did institute at his last supper,1 on Maundy thursday at night to his disciples was only to put all men in remembrance of the precious death and blood shedding for the remission of sins, and that there was neither flesh nor blood to be eaten with the teeth, but bread and wine:2 and yet more then bread and wine, for that it is consecrated to an holy use. Then with much persuasions, both with fair means and threats besides (if it would have served) were these two poor men hardly laid to: but most at the hands of Foster an inferior Justice, not being learned in such knowledge. But these two continued both faithful and content, choosing rather to dye then to live, and so continued unto the end.