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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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Book 12 › Answers to the Articles.Book 12 › Aunsweres to the Articles.
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Answers to the Articles.
Aunsweres to the Articles.
Whose answers thereunto were, that as they confessed there was one true & Catholic church whereof they steadfastly believed,1 and thought the Church of Rome to be no part or member: so in the same Church they believed there were but two sacraments,2 that is to say Baptism, and the supper of the Lord. Howbeit some of them attributed the title and honour of a sacrament, to the holy estate of Matrimony, which undoubtedly was done rather of simple ignorance then of any wilful opinion, and are thereof to be adjudged as before is admonished.
WHose aunsweres thereunto were, that as they confessed there was one true & Catholick church wherof they steadfastly beleeued,1 and thought the Churche of Rome to be no part or member: so in the same Churche they beleued there were but two sacraments,2 that is to say Baptisme, and the supper of the Lorde. Howbeit some of them attributed the title and honour of a sacrament, to the holy estate of Matrimony, which vndoubtedly was done rather of simple ignoraunce then of anye wilfull opinion, and are thereof to be adiudged as before is admonished.