Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] 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.

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Title: Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] 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.
Author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
Publication: [At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],; An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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The latter apprehension and examination, of the worthy Martyr of God,* 1.1 Mistres Anne Askew. Anno. 1546.* 1.2

I Do perceiue (deare friend in the Lord) that thou art not yet perswaded throughly in the truth,* 1.3 concernyng the Lords supper, because Christ said vnto his Apostles: Take, eate, this is my body, which is geuen for you.

In geuing forth the bread as an outward signe or token to be receiued with the mouth, he mynded them in perfect beliefe, to receiue that body of his, which should dye for the people, and to thinke the death therof to be the only health and saluatiō of their soules. The bread and the wine were left vs for a sacramentall communion, or a mutuall parti¦cipation of the inestimable benefites of his most precious death and bloudsheading, and that we should in the ende therof be thankfull together for that most necessarie grace of our redemption. For in y^e closing vp therof, he said thus: This doye in remembrance of me. Yea, so oft as ye shall eat it▪ or drinke it. Luke xi. and i. Cor. xi. Els should we haue bene for∣getfull of that we ought to haue in daily remembraunce,* 1.4 & also bene altogether vnthankful for it, therfore it is mee•••• that in our prayers we call vnto God to graft in our fore∣heds, the true meaning of the holy Ghost concerning this Communion. For S. Paul sayth: The letter slayeth: the spi∣rit is it onely that geueth lyfe. ij. Cor. iij. Marke well the sixt chap. of Iohn, where all is applied vnto fayth, note also y^e 4. chap. of S. Paules first Epistle to the Corin.* 1.5 and in the end therof ye shall find that the things which are seene, are temporall, but they that are not seene, are euerlastyng. Yea looke in the 3. chap. to the Hebrues,* 1.6 and ye shall finde that Christ as a sonne (and no seruant) ruleth ouer hys house, whose house are we (and not the dead temple) If we holde fast the confidence and reioysing of that hope to the end.* 1.7 Wher∣fore, as sayd the holy Ghost: To day if ye shall heare his voice harden not your harts, &c. Psalm. 99.

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* 1.1

Anne Askew Martyr.

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* 1.2

Anno 1546.

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* 1.3

A declaration of Anne Askew of these wordes of our Sauiour, this is my body.

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* 1.4

Luke. 11. 1. Cor. 11.

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* 1.5

2. Cor. 3.

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* 1.6

1. Cor. 4.

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* 1.7

Heb. 3.

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