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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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Rid. Always my protestation reserved, I answer thus: that in the sacrament is a certain change in the•r the Bread which was before was common bread, is now made a lively representation of Christs Body,1 and not only a figure, but effectually representeth his body, that even as the mortal body was nourished by that visible bread, so is the internal soul fed with the heavenly food of Christs body, which the eyes of faith seethe, as the bodily eyes seeth only bread. Such a sacramental mutation I grant to be in the bread and wine, which truly is no small change, but such a change as no mo tall man can make but only that omnipotency of Christs word. ¶Then the Bishop of Lincoln willed him to answer directly, either affirmatively or negatively, without further declaration of the matter. Then he answered:
Rid. Alwayes my protestation reserued, I aunswere thus: that in the sacrament is a certayne chaunge in the•r ye Bread whiche was before was common bread, is nowe made a liuely representation of Christes Bodye,1 and not onely a figure, but effectuously representeth his body, that euen as the mortall bodye was nourished by that visible bread, so is the internall soule fed with the heauenly foode of Christes body, whiche the eyes of faythe seethe, as the bodily eyes seeth onely breade. Such a sacramental mutation I graunt to be in the bread and wyne, whiche truely is no small chaunge, but suche a chaunge as no mo tall man can make but onely that omnipotencie of Chrystes worde. ¶Then the Byshoppe of Lincolne willed hym to answere directly, eyther affirmatiuely or negatiuely, without further declaration of the matter. Then hee aunswered:
- 1What change is in the Sacramental bread. Sacramental mutation. The substance of bread and wine in the• Sacrament not changed.What change is in the Sacramentall bread. Sacramentall mutation. The substaunce of bread and wine in the• Sacrament not chāged.