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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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Ridley. My Lord I acknowledge an unspotted church of christ, in the which *no man can err, without the which no man can be saved, the which is spread throughout all the world, that is the congregation of the faithful: neither do I alligate or bind the same to any one place, as you said, but confess the same to be spread throughout all the world: and whereas Christs Sacraments are duly ministered, his Gospel truly preached and followed, there doth Christs Church shine as a City upon an hill, and as a Candle in the Candlestick: but rather it is such as you, that would have the Church of Christ bound to a place, which appoint the same to Rome that there and no where else is the foundation of Christs church. But I am fully persuaded that Christs church is every where founded, in every place where his Gospel is truly received, effectually followed. And in that the church of God is in doubt, I use here in the wise counsel of Uyncentinus Lyranensis, whom I am sure you will allow, who giving precepts how the catholic church may be in all schisms and heresies known, writeth in this manner? When (saith he) one part is corrupted with heresies, then prefer the whole world before that one part: but if the greatest part be infected, then prefer antiquity. In like sort now, when I perceive the greatest part of Christianity to be infected with the poison of the sea of Rome, I repair to the usage of the primitive church, which I find clean contrary to the Popes decrees, as in that the Priest receiveth alone, that it is made unlawful to to the Laity to receive in both kinds, and such like: Wherefore it requireth, that I prefer the antiquity of the primitive church, before the novelty of the Romish church.
Ridley. My Lord I acknowledge an vnspotted church of christ, in the which *no man can erre, without the whiche no man can be saued, the whiche is spread throughout all the worlde, that is the congregation of the faythfull: neyther doe I alligate or binde the same to any one place, as you sayd, but confesse the same to be spreadde throughout all the worlde: and whereas Christes Sacramentes are duely ministred, his Gospell truely preached and followed, there doth Christes Churche shyne as a Cittye vppon an hill, and as a Candle in the Candlesticke: but rather it is such as you, that woulde haue the Churche of Christ bound to a place, which appoint the same to Rome that there and no where els is the foundation of Christes churche. But I am fully perswaded that Christes church is euery where founded, in euery place where his Gospell is truly receaued, effectually followed. And in that ye churche of God is in doubte, I vse here in the wise counsayle of Vyncentinus Lyranensis, whō I am sure you will allow, who geuing preceptes howe the catholicke churche maye be in all schismes and heresies knowne, writeth in thys maner? When (sayth he) one parte is corrupted with heresyes, then preferre the whole worlde before that one part: but if the greatest parte bee infected, then preferre antyquitie. In like sort now, when I perceaue the greatest parte of Christianitie to be infected with the poyson of the sea of Rome, I repayre to ye vsage of the primitiue church, which I finde cleane contrary to the Popes decrees, as in that the Priest receaueth alone, that it is made vnlawfull to to the Laitye to receaue in both kindes, and such lyke: Wherefore it requireth, that I preferre the antiquitie of the primatiue church, before the nouelty of the Romysh church.