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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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By occasion whereof, as well all such his godly subjects as were then still abiding within this Realm, had free liberty publicly to profess the Gospel: as also many learned & zealous preachers (before banished) were now both licensed freely to return home again, & also encouraged boldly and faithfully to travel in their function and calling, so that God was much glorified, and the people in many places greatly edified.
By occasion wherof, as wel al such his godly subiects as were then still abiding within this Realme, had free liberty publickely to professe the Gospel: as also many learned & zealous preachers (before banished) were now both licensed freely to returne home agayne, & also encouraged boldly and faythfully to trauel in theyr fūction and calling, so that God was much glorified, and the people in many places greatly edified.
Moreover in the same Session his Majesty with the Lords spiritual and temporal, and the Commons in the same Parliament assembled, throughly understanding by the judgement of the best learned, that it was more agreeable unto y• first institution of the sacrament of the most precious body and blood of our Saviour Christ, and also more conformable to the common use and practise both of the Apostles, and of the primitive Church, by the space of five hundred years and more after Christs Ascension, that the said holy Sacrament should be ministered unto all Christen people under both the kinds of bread and wine, then under the form of bread only, and also that it was more agreeable unto the said first institution of Christ and the usage of the Apostles and primitive Church, that the people being present should receive the same with the priest then that the priest should receive it alone: did by their authority moreover enact, that the said holy Sacrament should be from thenceforth commonly delivered and ministered unto the people throughout the churches of Engl•d and Ireland and other the kings dominions under both the kinds of bread and of wine,1 except necessity otherwise required: and also, that the Priest that should minister the same, should at the least one day before, exhort all persons which should be present, likewise to resort & prepare themselves to receive the same. And at the day prefixed, after some godly exhortation made by the minister (wherein should be further expressed the benefit and comfort promised to them which worthily receive this holy Sacrament, & the danger and indignation of God threatened to them which presume to receive the same unworthily, to the end that every man might try and examine his own conscience before he should come thereunto) the said Minister should not without a lawful cause deny the same to any person that would devoutly and humbly desire it: any Law, Statute,