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.

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Title: 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.
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 submission or confession of these aforesayd prisoners.

* 1.1BEcause our sauiour Christ at his last supper took bread and when he had geuen thankes, he brake it, and gaue it vnto his Disciples and sayde: Take, eate, this is my bodye whiche is geuen for you, this doe in the remembraunce of me: Therefore according to the wordes of our sauioure Iesus Christ, we do beleue in the sacrament to be Christes body. And likewise he tooke the cup, gaue thankes, and gaue it to his Disciples and sayd: This is my bloud of the newe Te∣stament which is shed for many.

Therefore likewise we do beleue that it is the bloud of Christ, according as Christes Churche dothe minister the same. Unto the whiche Catholicke Church of Christe, we do in this, like as in all other matters submit oure selues promising therein to liue as it becommeth good chrystian men, and here in this realme to vse our selues, as it be∣commeth faythfull subiectes vnto our most gracious king and Queene, and to all other superiours bothe spirituall and temporall, according to our bounden dueties.

The names of them which subscribed to this submissi¦on were these, Iohn Atkine, Alyn Symson, Richard Ge∣orge. Thomas Firefanne, William Munt, Richard Ioly Richard Gratwicke, Thomas Winsley, Richard Rothe, Richard Clerke, Stephen Glouer, Robert Colman, T. Merse, William Bongeor, Robert Bercocke, Margaret Hide, Elyn Euryng, Christian Pepper, Margaret feld, Alyce Munt, Ioane Winesley, Cysly Warren, Rose Alyn Anne Whitelocke, George Barker, Iohn Saxebye, Tho∣mas Locker, Alyce Locker.

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