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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 2] 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 2] 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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for the which causes I to rebuke the unreverent behaviour of certain evil disposed persons, preached as reverently of that matter as I might, declaring what estimation and reverence, ought to be given to it, what danger ensued the mishandling thereof, affirming in that sacrament to be truly and verily the body and blood of Christ, effectually by grace and spirit: which words the unlearned understanding not, supposed that I had meant of the gross and carnal being, which the Romish decrees set forth,1 that a body having life and motion, should be in deed under the shapes of bread and wine. With that the Bishop of Lincoln, somewhat interrupting him, said.
for the whiche causes I to rebuke the vnreuerent behauiour of certayne euill disposed persones, preached as reuerently of that matter as I mighte, declaring what estimation and reuerence, ought to be geuen to it, what daunger ensued the mishandling therof, affirming in that sacramente to be truely and verely the bodye and bloude of Christe, effectuously by grace and spirite: whiche wordes the vnlearned vnderstanding not, supposed that I had ment of the grosse and carnall being, which the Romishe decrees set forth,1 that a body hauing lyfe and motion, shoulde be in deede vnder the shapes of breade and wyne. With that the Bishoppe of Lincolne, somewhat interrupting him, sayde.
- 1D. Ridley mistaken in his Sermon.
Lincol. Well M. Ridley, thus you wrest places to your own pleasure: for where as saint Austen saith that the whole Christian world,1 is subject to the sea of Rome without any limitation, and useth these words: In transmarinis, & longè remotis terris, only to express the latitude of the dominion of the Sea of Rome, willing thereby to declare that all the world, yea countries far distant from Rome, yet nevertheless are subject to that Sea, yet you would wrest it, and leave it only to Europe. I am sure ye will not deny, but that totus mundus is more then Europe.