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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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Whereas Christ at his last supper, took bread, & when he had given thanks he brake it & gave it to his disciples and said: take, eat, this is my body: 1& likewise took the cup and thanked. &c. We do understand it to be a figurative speech, as the most manner of his language was in parables & dark sentences, that they which are carnally minded, should see with their eyes, and not perceive, and hear with their ears & not understand, signifying this, that as he did break the bread among them, being but one loaf, & they all were partakers thereof, so we through his body, in that it was broken, and offered upon the cross for us, are all partakers thereof, and his blood cleanseth us from our sins, & hath pacified Gods wrath towards us and made the atonement between God & us, if we walk henceforth in the light even as he is the true light.
WHeras Christ at his last supper, took bread, & whē he had geuē thanks he brake it & gaue it to hys disciples and sayd: take, eate, this is my body: 1& likewise tooke the cup and thanked. &c. We do vnderstand it to be a figuratiue speache, as the most maner of his language was in parrables & darke sentences, that they which are carnally minded, should see with their eyes, and not perceiue, and heare with their eares & not vnderstand, signifying this, that as he did breake the breade among them, being but one loafe, & they al were partakers thereof, so we through his body, in that it was broken, and offered vpon ye crosse for vs, are all partakers thereof, and his bloud clenseth vs from our sinnes, & hath pacified Gods wrath towards vs and made the attonement betwene God & vs, if we walke henceforth in the light euen as he is the true light.
- 1Their opinion and judgement of the Lords Supper. Christs language to speak in parables.Their opinion and iudgement of the Lords Supper. Christes language to speake in parables.