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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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Fourthly he asked, if the host should fall, and a Beast did eat it, whether the beast did receive God or no? I answered,1 seeing you have taken the pains to ask the question I desire you also to assoil it your self: for I will not do it, because I perceive you come to tempt me. And he said, it was against the order of schools, that he which asked the question, should answer it, I told him, I was but a woman, and knew not the course of schools.
Fourthly he asked, if the host should fall, and a Beaste did eate it, whether the beast did receiue God or no? I answered,1 seing you haue taken the paynes to aske ye questiō I desire you also to assoyle it your selfe: for I will not doe it, because I perceiue you come to tempt me. And he said, it was agaynst the order of scholes, yt he which asked the question, should answere it, I told him, I was but a woman, and knew not the course of scholes.
- 1Whether a mouse may eat Christs body in the Sacrament, or no.Whether a mouse may eate Christes body in the Sacrament, or no.
Fifthly he asked me, if I intended to receive the Sacrament at Easter, or no? I answered, that else I were no Christen woman, and thereat I did rejoice, that the time was so near at hand,1 and then he departed thence with many fair words.
Fiftly he asked me, if I entended to receiue the Sacrament at Easter, or no? I aunswered, that els I were no Christen woman, and thereat I did reioyce, that the time was so neare at hand,1