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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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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.
Lang. Why, then by your saying, Judas eat not the body of Christ. How say you? did he not?
Lang. Why, then by your saying, Iudas eate not the body of Christ. How say you? did he not?
Wood. Nay, I ask you. Did he?
Lang I ask you.
Lang I aske you.
Wood. And I ask you.
Wood. And I aske you.
Lang. And I ask you.
Lang. And I aske you.
Woodman. Mary and I ask you. And I bid you answer if you dare for your life. For what soever you answer: unless you say as I have said, you will damn your own soul. For M. Gage, I protest before God, I would you should do as well as mine own own soul and body: & it lamenteth my hart to see how you be deceived with them: they be deceivers all the sort of them. He cannot answer to this, but either he must prove Judas to be saved, or else he must prove that it is no body before it be received in faith, as dou shall well perceive by Gods help, if he dare to answer the question.
Woodman. Mary and I aske you. And I bid you answer if you dare for your life. For what soeuer you aunswere: vnlesse you say as I haue sayd, you will damne your own soule. For M. Gage, I protest before God, I would you should do as well as myne owne owne soule and body: & it lamenteth my hart to see how you be deceaued with thē: they be deceauers all the sorte of them. He cannot answer to this, but either he must proue Iudas to be saued, or els he must proue that it is no bodye before it bee receiued in fayth, as dou shall well perceiue by Gods helpe, if he dare to aunswere the question.
Gage. Yes, I dare say he dareth. What? you need not to threaten him so.
Gage. Yes, I dare say he dareth. What? you neede not to threaten him so.
Wood. Then let him answer if he can. Then he said he knew what I would say to him: therefore he was much in doubt to answer the question.
Wood. Then let him aunswere if he can. Then he sayd he knew what I woulde saye to him: therefore he was much in doubt to answere the question.
Lang. Master Gage, I will tell you in your ear what words he will answer me, or ever I speak to him.
Lang. Mayster Gage, I will tell you in your eare what words he will aunswere me, or euer I speake to him.
Wood. Then he told M. Gage, a tale in his ear, & said:
Wood. Then he told M. Gage, a tale in his eare, & sayde:
Gage. Yea, and I will tell the truth for both parties.
