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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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Wycliffe, notwithstanding he were forbidden by the bishops, continued yet with his fellows, going barefoot, and in long friars gowns,1 (as their manner was) preaching diligently to the people: out of whose Sermons, chiefly these articles were collected: That the Eucharist is the body of Christ, but figurately. That Rome is not the head of churches: and that Peter had no more given unto him then other apostles. ⟨p. 274⟩That the pope had no more the keys, then any other within the order of priesthood: that the Lords temporal may take away the temporalities of the clergy, offending habitualiter, & are bound under pain of damnation, to take them away from any Church so offending: That the gospel is the only sufficient rule of life. That neither the Pope nor any other prelate of the church, ought to have prisons, wherein to punish transgressors, &c. Which were collected with diverse more by the Bishops, and sent to Pope Gregory at Rome, where the Articles being perused and read,2 were condemned by 23. Cardinals, to be heretical.
Wickliffe, notwithstanding he were forbidden by the bishops, continued yet with his fellowes, going barefoot, and in long friers gownes,1 (as their manner was) preaching diligently to the people: out of whose Sermons, chiefly these articles were collected: That ye Eucharist is the body of Christ, but figurately. That Rome is not the head of churches: and that Peter had no more giuen vnto him then other apostles. ⟨p. 274⟩That the pope had no more the keies, then any other within the order of priesthood: that the Lords temporall may take away the temporalities of the clergy, offending habitualiter, & are bound vnder paine of damnation, to take them away frō any Church so offending: That the gospell is the onely sufficient rule of life. That neither the Pope nor any other prelate of the church, ought to haue prisons, wherein to punish transgressors, &c. Which were collected with diuerse more by the Bishops, and sent to Pope Gregory at Rome, where the Articles beyng perused and read,