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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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And as touching the Sacraments, such as be of the Lords institution,1 then they do not despise but receive with all reverence, neither do suffer the same to be despised of any person, nor to be abused otherwise then becometh: but to be used rightly according to the prescript rule of Gods word. And so with the like reverence, they use the Sacrament of the Lords supper, according as the word prescribeth, not as many do abuse it, to make of it an oblation and a sacrifice.
And as touching the Sacramentes, such as be of the Lords institution,1 thē they do not despise but receaue with all reuerence, neither do suffer the same to be despised of any person, nor to be abused otherwise then becommeth: but to be vsed rightly according to the prescript rule of Gods word. And so with the like reuerence, they vse the Sacrament of the Lords supper, according as the word prescribeth, not as many do abuse it, to make of it an oblation and a sacrifice.
- 1The use of Sacraments.The vse of Sacraments.
And if the messengers sent to them of the Clergy in their letters mentioned,1 can justly charge them with any hinderance, or any error, they will be ready either to purge themselves, or to satisfy the offence. And if they can not, then reason would, that those messengers of the Clergy should hereafter look better to their own doings, and to their doctrine, and to cease from such untrue slanders and contumelies.
And if the messengers sent to them of the Clergy in their letters mentioned,1