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.

*The instruction of king Edward the sixt, geuen to Sir Anthony Seyntleger Knight of his priuie chamber being of a corrupt iudgement of the Eucharist. Vpon this saying of an ancient D. of the Catholicke Church.

Dicimus Eucharistiam Panem vocari in scrip∣turis, Panis in quo gratiae actae sunt &c.

IN Euchariste then there is bread, Wherto I do consent: Then with bread is our bodyes fed, But farther what is ment. I say that Christ in flesh and bloud, Is there continually: Unto our soule a speciall food, Taking it spiritually. And this transubstantiation, I, Beleue as I haue read: That Christ sacramentally, Is there in forme of bread. S. Austen sayth the word doth come, Unto the element: And there is made he sayth in somme, A perfect sacrament. The Element then doth remayne, Or els must needes ensue: S. Austens wordes be nothing playne, Nor cannot be found t••ue.

For if the words as he doth say, Come to the element: Then is not the element away, But bides there verament. Yet who so eateth that liuely foode, And hath a perfect fayth: Receiueth Christes flesh and bloud, For Christ himselfe so sayth. Not with our teeth hys flesh to teare, Nor take bloud for our drinke: To great an absurditie it were, So grossely for to thinke. For we must eate hym spiritually, If we be spirituall: And who so eates hym carnally, Thereby shall haue a fall. For he is now a spirituall meate, And spiritually we must: That spirituall meate, spiritually eate, And leaue our carnall lust. Thus by the spirite, I spiritually Beleeue, say what men list: None other Transubstantiation, I Beleeue of the Eucharist. But that there is both bread and wyne, Which we see with our eye: Yet Christ is there by power diuine, To those that spiritually. Do eate that bread, and drinke that cup, Esteemyng it but lyght: As Iudas did, which eate that soppe, Not iudgyng it aryght. For I was taught not long agone, I should leane to the sprite: And let the carnall flesh alone, For dyd it not profite. God saue hym that teachyng me, taught, For I thereby did winne: To put me from that carnall thought, That I before was in. For I beleeue Christ corporally, In heauen doth keepe his place: And yet Christ sacramentally, Is here with vs by grace. So that in this high mysterie, We must eate spirituall meate, To keepe hys death in memory, Least we should it forget. This do I say, this haue I sayd, This saying, say wyll I: This saying though I once denaid, I will no more to dye.

FINIS.

¶This yong Prince became a perfect schoolemaister vnto old erroneous men, so as no Diuine could amende hym, and therfore this piece is worthy of perpetuall memory to his immortall fame and glory.

¶When Queene Mary came to her raigne, a friend of maister Sentlegers charged him with this his Pamphlet. Well, {quod} he, content your selfe, I perceiue that a man may haue too much of Gods blessing. And euen here Peter began to de∣ny Christ, such is mens frailtie.