The spirit of the martyrs revived in a brief compendious collection of the most remarkable passages and living testimonies of the true church, seed of God, and faithful martyrs in all ages: contained in several ecclesiastical histories & chronological accounts of the succession of the true church from the creation, the times of the fathers, patriarchs, prophets, Christ and the Apostles.

The Chief heads of the Examination of John Newman, be∣fore Doctor Tornton and others, are as followeth.

How say you to this, This is my Body which is given for you.

Newman,

It is a figurative speech, one thing spoken, and another meant, as Christ saith, I am a Vine, I am a Door, I am a Stone; Is he therefore a material Stone, a Vine, and a Door?

Docter,

This is no figurative speech, for he saith, This is my Body which is given for you, and so saith, he not of the Stone, Vine, or Door; but that is a figurative speech.

Newman,

Christ saith, this Cup is the New-Testament in my Blood, if ye will have it so meant, then let them take and eat the Cup.

Doctor,

Nay, that is not so meant; for it is a common Phrase of speech among our selves, we say to our Friend, drink a Cup of drink, and yet we account he should drink the drink in the Cup.

Newman,

Why, if you will have the one sound erstood, you must so understand the other.

Thornton,

Well, how say you, is the Body of Christ really in the Sacra∣ment or no?

Newman,

No, I believe it not.

Thornton,

Well, will you stand to it?

Newman,

I must needs stand to it, till I be perswaded by a fur∣ther truth.

Many other Questions Thornton asked, which for brevity sake are omitted, being not very material to be inserted.

* 1.1 About this time there suffered death for the same Cause seven per∣sons, viz. one Richard Hooke, burnt at Chichester in Sussex, and the other six were all burnt at Canterbury, viz. William Coker, William Hopper, Henry Lawrence, Richard Colliar, Richard Wright, and William Steer; the last six were persecuted by the aforesaid Thornton Bishop of Dover, for denying the real presence in the Sacrament, and Auri∣cular confession, &c. Henry Lawrence being charged, for not putting off his Cap, when Mention was made of the Sacrament by the Suffergan; the said Lawrance told them, It was not so holy that they need put of their Caps to it, calling it an Idol, &c. Richard Wright, another of the Prisoners, being asked what he believed concerning the Sacrament of the Altar, he said, he allowed not of it, nor of the Mass, but was ashamed to speak of them.

At this time the Prisons at London began to be filled with the Ser∣vants of God, many being daily committed, being sent up to the Commissioners from one part of the Nation or another, and now here is an account of Ten persons sent by the Commissioners, to Bon∣ner, at one time, as appears by the following Letter.

A Letter sent by the Commissioners to the Bishop of London.

After our hearty commendations to your good Lordship, we send you here John Wade, William Hale, George King, Thomas Leyes of Thorpe in Essex, Thomas Fust Hosier, Robert Smith Painter, Stephen Harwood Brewer, George Tankerfield Cooke, Elizabeth Warne and Joane Layshford of London Sacramentaries, all which we desire your Lord∣ship to examine, and to order according to the Ecclesiastical Laws, praying your Lordship to appoint some of your Officers to receive them at this Bearers hands, and thus most heartily fare your Lordship well; from London this second of July.

Your Lordships loving Friends, Nicholas Hare, Richard Rede, William Roper, William Cooke.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Six persons burned at Canterbury, and one at Chichester.