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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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Lang. Well, how say you to the sacrament of the altar?
Lang. Well, how say you to the sacrament of the aultar?
Wood. I say I know no such sacrament, unless Christ be the altar that you mean.
Wood. I say I know no such sacrament, vnlesse Chryst be the aultar that you meane.
Gage. Lo, I told you, you should soon find fault in him if you came to that point with him. You should have begun with that first, and never have talked with him about other things. What?1 know ye not the sacrament of the altar?
Gage. Lo, I told you, you should soone finde fault in him if you came to that poynt with him. You shuld haue begun with that first, and neuer haue talked with him about other thinges. What?1 know ye not the sacrament of the aultar?
Wood. No sure, I know no such, unless christ be the altar that you mean: for Christ is the altar of all goodness. And if you mean Christ to be the altar of the sacrament you speak of, you shall soon hear my mind and belief therein.
Wood. No sure, I know no such, vnlesse christ be the aultar that you meane: for Christ is the aultar of al goodnes. And if you meane Christ to be the aultar of the sacrament you speake of, you shall soone heare my minde and beliefe therein.
Lang. Well, we mean Christ to be the altar. Say your mind, and go briefly to work: for I think it almost dinner.1
Lang. Well, we meane Christe to be the aultar. Say your minde, and go briefly to worke: for I thinke it almost dinner.1
Gage. I pray you go roundly to work, that you may make an end before dinner.
Gage. I pray you go roundly to worke, yt you may make an end before dinner.
Woodman. Yes, you shall soon hear my mind therein by Gods help. I do believe that whensoever I come to receive the sacrament of the body and blood of Jesus Christ being truly ministered according to Christs Institution I believing that Christ was borne of the virgin Mary, & that he was crucified on the cross, and shed his blood for the remission of my sins, and so take and eat the sacrament of bread and wine in that remembrance, that then I do receive wholly Christ, God and man, mystically by faith. This is my belief of the sacrament, the which no man is able to disprove.
Woodman. Yes, you shall soone heare my minde therin by Gods helpe. I doe beleue that whensoeuer I come to receaue the sacrament of the body and bloud of Iesus Christ being truely ministred according to Christes Institution I beleuing that Christ was borne of the virgine Mary, & that he was crucified on the crosse, and shed his bloude for the remission of my sinnes, and so take and eate the sacrament of bread and wine in that remembraunce, that then I doe receiue wholy Christ, God and manne, mistically by fayth. This is my beliefe of the sacrament, the whiche no man is able to disproue.
Lang. Sir, you see not so much in it as I do. For he goeth craftily to work: I tell you, as I have heard. For though he have granted that the faithful receiver receiveth the body of Christ, God and man, yet he hath not granted that it is the body of Christ before it be received, as you shall see by and by I warrant you, by his own words.1 How say you? is it the body of Christ as soon as the words be spoken by the Priest or not? for these words will try him more then all the rest.
Lang. Sir, you see not so much in it as I do. For he goeth craftely to worke: I tell you, as I haue heard. For though he haue graunted that the faythfull receauer receaueth the body of Christe, God and man, yet hee hath not graunted that it is the body of Christe before it bee receaued, as you shall see by and by I warrant you, by hys owne wordes.1 How say you? is it the body of Christ as soone as ye words be spoken by the Prieste or not? for these wordes will try hym more then all the rest.
Wood. Doth the word say that it is his body before it is received? if it do, I will say so to.
Wood. Doth the worde say that it is his body before it is receiued? if it do, I will say so to.
Gage. Why? then you shall agree well enough, if you will be tried by the word.
Gage. Why? then you shall agree well inough, if you wyll be tryed by the word.
Wood. Yes forsooth, that I will: God forbid else.
Wood. Yes forsooth, that I will: God forbid els.
Gage. Why? the word saith it is his body before it is eaten.
Gage. Why? the worde sayth it is his body before it is eaten.
Lang. No, that you shall see by and by (M. Gage quoth he) & turned to the xxii. of Luke, & there he read, When supper was done, Christ took bread, gave thanks, and brake it, 1and gave to his Disciples, and said: take, eat, this is my body. Then they spake both at once: Here he saith it is his body.
Lang. No, that you shall see by and by (M. Gage quoth he) & turned to the xxii. of Luke, & there he read, Whē supper was done, Christ tooke bread, gaue thankes, and brake it, 1and gaue to his Disciples, and sayd: take, eate, this is my body. Then they spake both at once: Here he saith it is his body.
Wood. M. Gage, I do not deny but he called it his body but not before eating, as I said before. Wherefore I pray you mark the words. Christ said, Take, eat, I pray you Sir mark these words that he said, Take and eat, 1and then he said, it was his body. So you see, eating goeth before. ⟨p. 1997⟩For he said: eat, this is my body. So according to the very word, I do believe it is his body. Which words made them both astonied.
Wood. M. Gage, I doe not deny but he called it his body but not before eating, as I saide before. Wherefore I pray you marke the wordes. Christ sayd, Take, eate, I pray you Sir marke these wordes that he sayd, Take and eate, 1and thē he said, it was his body. So you see, eating goeth before. ⟨p. 1997⟩For he sayd: eate, this is my body. So according to the verye worde, I doe beleue it is his bodye. Whiche wordes made them both astonied.
