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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 aunswere.
As touching the Bishops in France,1 I give you no authority or power over them. For the Bishop of Arolas, or Orliance hath by the old time of our predecessors received the Pall, whom now we ought not to deprive of his authority. Therefore when your brotherhood shall go unto the Province of France, what soever ye shall have there to do with the Bishop of Orliance, so do, that he loose nothing of that which he hath found and obtained of the ancient ordinance of our foreelders. But as concerning the Bishops of Britain, we commit them all to your brotherhood,2 that the ignorant may be taught the infirm by persuasion may be confirmed, the wilful by authority may be corrected.
As touching the Bishops in Fraunce,1 I geue you no authoritie or power ouer them. For the Bishop of Arolas, or Orliance hath by the olde tyme of our predecessours receiued the Palle, whome now we ought not to depriue of hys authoritie. Therefore when your brotherhoode shall goe vnto the Prouince of Fraunce, what soeuer yee shal haue there to doe with the Byshop of Orliance, so do, that he loose nothing of that which he hath found and obtayned of the auncient ordinaunce of our foreelders. But as concerning the Bishops of Brittayn, we commit them all to your brotherhoode,2 that ye ignoraunt may be taught the infirme by perswasion may be confirmed, the wilful by authoritie may be corrected.