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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
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The like discussion & examination I might also make of the other epistles that follow of Eusebius and Miltiades, which all tend to the same scope, that no Prelate or bishop ought to come to his answer (or ad litem contestatam, as the words of their writing do term it) before they be orderly & fully restored again to their possessions. Who moreover in the said their epistles still harp upon this key of the scripture: Tu es Petrus, & super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam, Declaring more over that this privilege of judging all men and to be judge of no man, but only to be left to the judgement of the Lord: was given to this foresaid holy sea of Rome, from time of the Apostles, & chiefly left with Peter the holy key keeper: so that although the election of the Apostles was equal, yet this was chiefly granted to Saint Peter; to have preeminence above the rest. Concluding in the ende hereby.1 Quod semper maiores causae, sicut sunt episcoporum, & potiorum curae negotiorum, ad unam beati principis Apostolorum Petri sedem confluerent: That is: that always all greater causes, as be the matters of Bishops, and such other cares of weighty importance, should be brought to the sea of S. Peter, the blessed prince of the Apostles. &c. These be the words of Miltiades and Eusebius, whereby it may partly be smelled of him that hath any nose, what was the meaning of them which forged these writings and letters, upon these ancient holy martyrs.
The like discussion & examination I might also make of the other epistles that followe of Eusebius and Miltiades, which al tende to the same scope, that no Prelate or bishop ought to come to his answere (or ad litem cōtestatam, as the words of their writing do terme it) before they be orderly & fully restored again to their possessiōs. Who moreouer in ye said their epistles stil harpe vpon this key of ye scripture: Tu es Petrus, & super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam, Declaring more ouer that this priuiledge of iudging al mē and to be iudge of no man, but onely to be left to ye iudgement of the Lord: was gyuen to this foresayd holy sea of Rome, from tyme of the Apostles, & chiefly lefte wt Peter the holye key keeper: so that although the election of the Apostles was equall, yet this was chieflye graunted to Saint Peter; to haue preheminenes aboue the rest. Concluding in the ende hereby.1 Quod semper maiores causae, sicut sunt episcoporum, & potiorum curae negotiorum, ad vnam beati principis Apostolorum Petri sedem confluerent: That is: that alwaies all greater causes, as be the matters of Byshoppes, and such other cares of weighty importaunce, should be brought to the sea of S. Peter, the blessed prince of the Apostles. &c. These be the wordes of Miltiades and Eusebius, whereby it may partly be smelled of him that hath any nose, what was the meaning of thē which forged these writings and letters, vpon these auntient holy martirs.