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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.
1As touching the decretal epistles, which be entitled under the name of these foresaid bishops: who so well adviseth them, and with judgement will examine the stile, the time, the argument the hanging together of the matter, & the constitutions in them contained (little serving to any purpose, and nothing serving for those troublous days then present) may easily discern them: either in no part to be theirs, or much of the same to be clouted and patched by the doings of other, which lived in other times: specially seeing all the constitutions in them for the most part tend to the setting up and to exalt the sea of Rome above all other, Bishops and churches, and to reduce all causes & appeals to the said sea of Rome. So the epistle of Caius beginning with the commendation of the authority of his sea, endeth after the same tenor, willing and commanding all difficult questions in all provinces whatsoever emerging, to be referred to the sea Apostolical. Moreover, the greatest part of the said epistle from this place. Quicunque illi sunt ita obcaecati. &c. to the end of this periode: Quoniam sicut ait. B. Apostolus Magnum est pietatis. &c. is contained in the epistle of Leo, unto Leo the Emperor: & so rightly agreeth in all points with the stile of Leo, that evident it is the same to be borrowed out of Leo, out of the epistle of Caius, or to be patched into the epistle of Caius taken out of Leo.
1As touching ye decretal epistles, which be intituled vnder the name of these foresaide bishops: who so well aduiseth them, and with iudgement will examine the stile, the time, the argument the hanging togither of the matter, & the constitutions in them contained (little seruing to anye purpose, and nothing seruing for those troublous dayes then present) may easely discerne them: either in no part to be theirs, or much of the same to be clouted and patched by the doings of other, which liued in other times: speciallye seing al the constitutions in them for the most part tend to the setting vp and to exalt the sea of Rome aboue al other, Bishops and churches, and to reduce all cames & appeals to the said sea of Rome. So the epistle of Caius beginnyng with the commendation of the authoritie of his sea, endeth after the same tenor, willing and cōmaunding all difficult questions in al prouinces whatsoeuer emerging, to be referred to the sea Apostolicall. Moreouer, the greatest part of the said epistle from this place. Quicunque illi sunt ita obcaecati. &c. to the ende of this periode: Quoniam sicut ait. B. Apostolus Magnum est pietatis. &c. is conteyned in the epistle of Leo, vnto Leo the Emperour: & so rightly agreeth in al poynts with the stile of Leo, that euidēt it is the same to be borrowed out of Leo, out of the epistle of Caius, or to bee patched into the epistle of Caius taken out of Leo.