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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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¶Letters Missive from the Counsel, to the Bishops of the Realm, concerning the Communion to be ministered in both kinds.1 After our most hearty commendations to your Lordship, where in the Parliament late holden at Westminster,2 it was amongest other things most godly established, that according to the first institution and use of the primitive church, the most holy sacrament of the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, should be distributed to the people under the kinds of bread & wine (according to the effect whereof, the kings majesty minding, with the advice and consent of the Lord Protectors grace & the rest of the Counsel, to have the said Statute well executed in such sort, or like as it is agreeable with the word of God, so the same may be also faithfully and reverently received of his most loving subjects, to their comforts and wealth) hath caused sundry of his majesties most grave and well learned Prelates, and other learned men in the Scriptures, to assemble themselves for this matter: who after long conference together, have with deliberate advise, finally agreed upon such an order to be used in all places of the kings majesties dominions, in the distribution of the said most holy sacrament, as may appear to you by the book thereof, which we send herewith unto you. Albeit knowing your ⟨p. 1301⟩Lordships knowledge in the Scriptures, and earnest good will & zeal to the setting forth of all things according to the truth thereof, we be well assured, you will of your own good will, and upon respect to your duty, diligently set forth this most godly order here agreed upon, and commanded to be used by the authority of the kings majesty: yet remembering the crafty practice of the devil, who ceaseth not by his members to work by all ways and means, the hinderance of all godliness.
¶Letters Missiue from the Counsaile, to the Bishops of the Realme, concernyng the Communion to be ministred in both kyndes.1 AFter our most harty commendatiōs to your Lordship, where in the Parliament late holden at Westminster,2