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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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All this while Kerby was trimming with irons and fagots, broom, and straw,1 as one that should be married with new garments, nothing changing cheer nor countenance, but with most meek spirit glorified GOD: which was wonderful to behold. Then Master Doctor at last entered into the sixth Chapter of S. Joh. Who in handling that matter so oft as he alleged the Scriptures, and applied them rightly. Kerby told the people, that he said true, and bade the people believe him. But when he did otherwise, he told him again: You say not true: believe him not good people.
All this while Kerby was trimming with yrons and fagottes, broome, and straw,1 as one that should be maryed with new garmentes, nothing chaunging cheare nor coū tenaunce, but with most meeke spirite gloryfied GOD: which was wonderfull to behold. Then Mayster Doctor at last entred into ye sixt Chapter of S. Ioh. Who in handling that matter so oft as he alledged the Scriptures, and applyed them rightly. Kerby tolde the people, that he sayd true, and bade the people beleue him. But when he did otherwise, he tolde him agayne: You say not true: beleue him not good people.
- 1The cheerful countenance & courage of Kerby.The chearfull countenance & courage of Kerby.
Whereupon, as the voice of the people was, they judged Doctor Rugham a false Prophet. So when master Doctor had ended his collation, he said unto Kerby: Thou good man, doest not thou believe that the blessed sacrament of the altar is the very flesh and blood of Christ, and no bread even as he was borne of the virgin Mary?1 Kerby answering boldly, said: I do not so believe. How doest thou believe, said the Doctor? Kerby said, I do believe that in the Sacrament that Jesus Christ instituted at his last supper on Maundy Thursday to his Disciples (which ought of us likewise to be done) is the death and passion, and his blood shedding for the redemption of the world, to be remembered: and (as I said before) yet bread, and more then bread, for that it is consecrated to a holy use.