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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. That notwithstanding this sacramental mutation of the which he spake,1 and all the Doctors confessed the true substance and nature of bread and wine remaineth, with the which the body is in like sort nourished as the soul by grace and spirit with the body of Christ. Even so in Baptism the body is washed with the visible water, and the soul is cleansed from all filth by the invisible holy Ghost, and yet the water ceaseth not to be water but keepeth the nature of water still: In like sort in the sacrament of the Lords supper the bread ceaseth not to be bread, Then the Notaries penned, that he answered affirmatively to the second article. The Bishop of Lincoln declared a difference between the sacrament of the altar and Baptism,2 because that Christ said not by the water this is the holy Ghost, as he did by the bread: this is my body. Then master Ridley recited saint Austen, which conferred both the sacraments the one with the other: but the Bishop of Lincoln notwithstanding thereupon recited the third article, and required a direct answer. To whom Ridley said.
Rid. That notwithstanding this sacramentall mutation of the whiche he spake,1 and all the Doctours confessed the true substaunce and nature of bread and wine remaineth, with the whiche the bodye is in like sorte nourished as the soule by grace and spirite with the body of Chryste. Euen so in Baptisme the body is washed with the visible water, and the soule is clensed from all filth by the inuisible holy Ghost, and yet the water ceaseth not to be water but keepeth the nature of water still: In like sort in the sacrament of the Lordes supper the bread ceaseth not to bee bread, Then the Notaryes penned, that he aunswered affirmatiuely to the second article. The Byshop of Lincolne declared a difference betweene the sacramente of the altar and Baptisme,2 because that Chryste sayde not by the water this is the holy Ghost, as he did by the bread: thys is my body. Then mayster Ridley recited saynct Austen, whiche conferred both the sacramentes the one with the other: but the Byshoppe of Lincolne notwithstanding therevpon recited the third article, and required a directe aunswere. To whom Ridley sayd.