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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] 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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And in like sort writeth also Cornelius himself of one Bishop, saying: Itaque Vindex ille Evangelij ignoravit unum esse debere Episcopū in Catholica Ecclesia. &c. That is, He knew not that there ought to be one Bishop in a Catholic Church. &c. This by the way, not out of the way I trust, I have touched briefly, to detect or refute the cavilling wrestling of the Papists, which falsely apply these places of Cyprian and Cornelius to maintain the Popes supreme mastership alone, over the whole universal Church of Christ in all places. When their meaning is otherwise, how that every one Catholic Church or diocese ought to have one Bishop over it, not that the whole world ought to be subject to the dominion of him only that is Bishop of Rome. Now to the story again. Novatus being thus Bishop took not a little upon him, going about by all means to defeat Cornelius, and to allure the people from him. Insomuch that (as in the foresaid book of Eusebius appeareth) when Novatus came to the distributing of the offerings, and should give every man his part, he compelled the simple persons every man to swear, before they should receive of the benediction, & of the collects or oblations, holding both their hands in his, & holding them so long, speaking these words unto them, (Swear to me by the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, that thou wilt not leave me and go to Cornelius,) till that they swearing unto him, instead of Amen (to be said at the receiving of the* bread, should answer, I will not return to Cornelius, &c. Where note by the way, that the Latin book of Christofersons tan•lation, in this place, craftily leaveth out the name of bread. This story being written in Eusebius, also contained in Nicephorus, although not in the same order of words, yet in effect drawn out of him, doth declare in plain words in both the Authors (who so will mark the same) that the sacrament of the body of Christ, is termed with the plain name of bread, after the consecration.
And in like sort writeth also Cornelius himselfe of one Byshop, saying: Itaque Vindex ille Euangelij ignorauit vnum esse debere Episcopū in Catholica Ecclesia. &c. That is, He knew not that there ought to be one Byshoppe in a Catholicke Church. &c. This by the way, not out of the way I trust, I haue touched briefly, to detect or refute the cauiling wrastling of the Papistes, which falsely apply these places of Cyprian and Cornelius to mainetayne the Popes supreme maistershippe alone, ouer the whole vniuersall Church of Christ in all places. Whē their meaning is otherwise, how that euery one Catholicke Church or dioces ought to haue one Byshop ouer it, not that the whole world ought to be subiect to the dominion of him onely that is Byshop of Rome. Now to the story againe. Nouatus beyng thus Bishop tooke not a little vpon him, goyng about by all meanes to defeat Cornelius, and to allure the people from him. Insomuch that (as in the foresayd book of Eusebius appeareth) whē Nouatus came to the distributing of the offrings, and should geue euery man his part, he cōpelled the simple persōs euery man to sweare, before they should receiue of the benediction, & of the collectes or oblations, holding both their handes in his, & holding them so long, speaking these wordes vnto them, (Sweare to me by the body and bloud of our Lord Iesu Christ, that thou wilt not leaue me and goe to Cornelius,) till that they swearing vnto him, instead of Amē (to be sayd at ye receauing of the