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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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Now if any man be able to finish the act of our Saviour, in breaking of his body, and shedding of his blood here, and also to finish it with the father in heaven, then let him say it. But I think that if men will look upon saint Pauls words well,1 they shall be forced to say, as Saint Paul saith: the Lord Jesus said it, and once for all, which only was the fulfiller of it. For these words: Hoc est corpus meum, were spoken of his natural presence (which no man is able to deny) because the act was finished on the cross, as the story doth plainly manifest it to them that have eyes. Now this bloody sacrifice is made an end of, the supper is finished, forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, 2the just for the unjust, to bring us to God, and was killed as pertaining to the flesh, and hath entered in by his own blood once for all, into the holy place, and found eternal redemption.3
Now if any man be able to finish the acte of our Sauiour, in breakyng of hys body, and sheadyng of his bloude here, and also to finish it with the father in heauen, then let hym say it. But I thinke that if men will looke vpon saint Paules wordes well,1 they shall be forced to say, as Saint Paule sayth: the Lord Iesus sayde it, and once for all, which onely was the fulfiller of it. For these wordes: Hoc est corpus meum, were spokē of his natural presence (which no man is able to deny) because the acte was finished on the crosse, as the story doth plainly manifest it to them that haue eyes. Now this bloudy sacrifice is made an ende of, the supper is finished, forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sinnes, 2the iust for the vniust, to bring vs to God, and was killed as pertainyng to the fleshe, and hath entered in by hys owne bloud once for all, into the holy place, and found eternall redemption.3
- 1None but Christ can say: Hoc est corpus meum: And he said it once for all.