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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
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The opinions for which he was deprived in Oxford,1 were these: That the Pope had no more power to excommunicate any man, than an other: and that to absolve, is as much in any Priests power, as in his. That when Ecclesiastical persons do sin habitualiter, continuing in the same still, the Temporal powers may, and likewise ought ⟨p. 272⟩to take away from them that which hath been before bestowed upon them, &c. He touched also the matter of the sacrament, proving, that in the same the accidents did not remain without the substance, both by the Scriptures and ancient Doctors.
The opinions for which he was depriued in Oxforde,1 were these: That the Pope had no more power to excommunicate any man, than an other: and that to absolue, is as much in any Priestes power, as in his. That when Ecclesiasticall persons doe sinne habitualiter, continuing in the same still, the Temporall powers may, and likewise ought ⟨p. 272⟩to take away from them that which hath béene before bestowed vpon them, &c. He touched also the matter of the sacrament, prouing, that in the same the accidents did not remaine without the substaunce, both by the Scriptures and ancient Doctours.
- 1The opinions of VVic.
About the year 1376. §1376the Bishops still urging and stirring up their Archbishop Simon Sudbury (which before had deprived him, and afterward prohibited him not to stir any more in those kind of matters) had obtained by process and order of citation, to have him brought before them, whereupon both place and time for him to appear, after their usual form was to him assigned. The Duke having intelligence, that Wycliffe his Client should come before the bishops, fearing that he being but one, should be too weak against such a multitude, calleth unto him out of the orders of Friars, four Bachelors of divinity, out of every order one, to join them with Wycliffe, for the more surety. When the day was come for Wycliffe to appear, which was Thursday, the 19. of February, John Wycliffe accompanied with the Friars,