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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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Then in this race of Popes, after this Stephen the iij. cometh Hadrianus the first, who likewise following the steps of his forefathers the Popes, added and attributed to the veneration of Images more then all the other had done before, writing a book for the adoration and the utility proceeding of them, commanding them to be taken for lay mens Calendars, holding moreover a Synod at Rome against Felix, 1and all other that spake against the setting up of such stocks and Images. And as Paul the first, before him made much of the body of Petronilla S. Peters daughter: so this Hadrian clothed the body of S. Peter all in silver, and covered the altar of S. Paul with a Pall of gold,2 This Pope Hadrian was he, whom we declared in the former part of this treatise, to ratify and confirm by revelation the order of S Gregory's Mass, above the order of S. Ambrose mass, for unto this time which was about the year of our Lord, 780. the Liturgy of S. Ambrose was more used in the Italian churches. The story whereof, because it is registered in Durandus, 3Nauclerus, and Jacobus de Voragine, I thought here to insert the same, to this especial purpose, for the Reader to understand the time, when this usual Mass of the Papists began first to be universal & uniform, & generally in churches to be received. Thus it followeth in the story by the foresaid authors set forth. Jacobus de Voragine in the life of Pope Gregory the first telleth a tale concerning this matter.
Then in this race of Popes, after this Stephen the iij. commeth Hadrianus the first, who likewise followyng the steps of his forefathers the Popes, added and attributed to the veneration of Images more then all the other had done before, writing a booke for the adoration and the vtilitie proceding of them, commaunding them to be takē for lay mens Calenders, holdyng moreouer a Synode at Rome against Felix, 1and all other that spake against the setting vp of such stockes and Images. And as Paul the first, before him made much of the body of Petronilla S. Peters daughter: so this Hadrian clothed the body of S. Peter all in siluer, and couered the aulter of S. Paule with a Palle of gold,