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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. Christ as saint Paul writeth, made one perfect sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, neither can any man reiterate that sacrifice of his,1 and yet is the Communion an acceptable sacrifice to God of praise and thanksgiving: but to say that thereby sins are taken away (which wholly and perfectly was done by Christs passion, of the which the Communion is only a memory) that is a great derogation of the merits of Christs passion:2 for the sacrament was instituted that we receiving it, and thereby recognising and remembering his Passion, should be partakers of the merits of the same. For otherwise doth this sacrament take upon it the office of Christs Passion, whereby it might follow that Christ dyed in vain. ¶The Notaries penned this his answer to be affirmatively. Then said the Bishop of Lincoln:
Rid. Chryst as saynct Paule wryteth, made one perfecte sacrifice for the sinnes of the whole worlde, neyther can anye man reiterate that sacrifice of his,1 and yet is the Communion an acceptable sacrifice to God of prayse and thanksgeuing: but to say that thereby sinnes are taken away (whiche wholy and perfectly was done by Christes passion, of the whiche the Communion is onely a memory) that is a great derogation of the merites of Chrystes passion:2 for the sacrament was instituted that wee receyuing it, and thereby recognising and remembryng hys Passion, shoulde be partakers of the merites of the same. For otherwise doth this sacrament take vpon it the office of Christes Passion, whereby it might follow that Christe dyed in vayne. ¶The Notaryes penned this hys aunswere to be affirmatiuely. Then sayd the Byshop of Lincolne:
- 1Answer to the 3. Article.Aunswere to the 3. Article.
- 2Propitiatory sacrifice of the mass is a derogation to Christs passion.Propitiatory sacrifice of the masse is a derogation to Christes passion.