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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.
The Epistle of Eleutherius Bishop of Rome,1 sent to king Lucius. Anno. 169. a Passione Christi scripsit Dominus Eleutherius Papa Lucio Regi Britanniae, ad correctionem Regis & procerum regni Britanniae, and so forth, as followeth in English. Ye require of us the Roman laws and the Emperors, to be sent over to you: which you may practise & put in ure within your Realm. The Roman laws, & the Emperors, we may ever reprove, but the law of God we may not. Ye have received of late through Gods mercy in the realm of Britain, the law and faith of Christ: ye have with you within the Realm both the parties of the Scriptures.2 Out of them by gods grace, with the Coū cel of your realm, take ye a law, and by that law (through gods sufferance) rule your kingdom of Britain. For you be Gods Vicar in your kingdom, according to the saying of the Psalme. Deus judicium tuum Regi da, &c. That is. O God give thy judgement to the King, and thy righteousness to the kings son. &c. He said not the judgement & righteousness of the Emperor, but thy judgement and justice: that is to say, of God. The kings sons be the Christian people & folk of the Realm, which be under your government, and live and continue in peace within your kingdom, as the Gospel sayeth: like as the hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, so doth the king his people. The people and folk of the Realm of Britain be yours, whom if they be divided ye ought to gather in concord and peace: to call them to the faith and law of Christ, and to the holy church, to cherish and maintain them, to rule and govern them, and to defend them always from such as would do them wrong, from malicious men and enemies. A king hath his name of ruling, and not of having a Realm. You shall be a king while ye rule well, but if you do otherwise, the name of a king shall not remain with you, & you shall lose it, which God forbid. The almighty God grant you so to rule the Realm of Britain, that you may reign with him for ever, whose Vicar ye be in the Realm.
The Epistle of Eleutherius Bishop of Rome,1 sent to king Lucius. ANno. 169. a Passione Christi scripsit Dominus Eleutherius Papa Lucio Regi Britanniae, ad correctionem Regis & procerum regni Britanniae, and so foorth, as foloweth in English. Yee require of vs the Romane lawes and the Emperours, to be sent ouer to you: which you may practise & put in vre wythin your Realme. The Romane lawes, & the Emperours, we may euer reproue, but the lawe of God we may not. Yee haue receaued of late through Gods mercie in the realme of Britaine, the lawe and faith of Christ: ye haue with you within the Realme both the parties of the Scriptures.