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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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Moreover besides all these bulls, & letters, he directeth an ⟨p. 275⟩other Epistle bearing the same date unto king Richard the 2. touching the same matter.
Moreouer besides all these buls, & letters, he directeth an ⟨p. 275⟩other Epistle bearing the same date vnto king Richard the 2. touching the same matter.
The articles included in the Popes letters,1 that were held for erroneous, were about 18. as first, none hath power but Christ to ordain, that Peter, and all his offspring, should politically rule over the world for ever. 2. God cannot give to any man for him and his heirs any civill dominion for ever. All writings of men as touching perpetual inheritance, are impossible. 4. Every man being in grace, justifying, hath right over all the good things of God. 5. A man cannot but only ministratoriously, give any temporal or continual gift either to his natural son, or to his son by adoption. 6. The temporal Lords may lawfully take away the riches from the church when they do offend habitualiter. 7. The Pope cannot any way make able, or disable any man. 8. A man cannot take hurt by excommunication, except he be principally excommunicate by him self. 6 No man ought but in Gods cause, to proceed to any ecclesiastical censure. 10. An excommunication doth only bind, when it is against the adversary of Gods law. 11. There is no power given to excommunicate any subject for denying any temporalities. 12. The Disciples of Christ have no power to exact by any civill authority, temporalities by censures. 13. It is not possible by reason of the absolute power of God, that any can bind or lose the people, or whatsoever christian he be. 14. The vicar of Christ doth only bind and loose, when he worketh conformably by the ordinance of Christ. 15. any priest duly ordained, hath power to minister the sacraments, and consequently absolve any man confessing his faults being penitent for the same. 16. Agreeth with the 6. 17. Whosoever have endued any church with temporalities, it is lawful for them to take them away by way of medicine, for to avoid sin: notwithstanding any excommunication &c. For as much as they are not given but under a condition 18. The Bishop of