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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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Winc. To that he answered, and said, yea.
Winc. To that he aunswered, and sayd, yea.
Grat. Then said I, of necessity Judas must needs be saved, because he eat the flesh,1 and drank the blood of Christ as you have affirmed, and also all the ungodly that dye without repentance, because they have eaten your sacrament, which you say is the flesh & blood of Christ: therefore of necessity they shall receive the benefit thereof, that is, eternal life. Which is a great absurdity to grant, & then of necessity, it must follow, that all that eat not, & drink not of your sacrament, shall finally perish and be damned: for Christ saith, except you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you can have no life in me. And you have afore said, that your sacrament, which you say is the same flesh & blood that Christ speaketh of, and here I prove, that all children then, that dye under age to receive the sacrament, by your own argument, they must be damned, which is horrible blasphemy to speak. Now here I turn your own argument upon you, answer it if you can.
Grat. Then sayd I, of necessitie Iudas must needes be saued, because hee eate the fleshe,1 and dranke the bloude of Christ as you haue affirmed, and also all the vngodly that dye without repentance, because they haue eaten your sacrament, which you say is the flesh & bloud of Christ: therfore of necessitie they shall receiue the benefite thereof, yt is, eternall life. Which is a great absurditie to graunt, & then of necessitie, it must follow, that all that eate not, & drynke not of your sacrament, shall finally pearish and bee damned: for Christ sayth, except you eate my fleshe and drinke my bloud, you can haue no life in me. And you haue afore sayd, yt your sacrament, which you say is the same flesh & bloud that Christ speaketh of, and here I proue, that all children then, that dye vnder age to receaue the sacrament, by your owne argument, they must be damned, whiche is horrible blasphemy to speake. Nowe here I turne your owne argument vpon you, aunswere it if you can.