A67922:1927
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
Book 3 › ¶ King Ethelstane, or Athelstan.Book 3 › ¶ King Ethelstane, or Adelstane.
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.
Whereby it is to be understand, that the usurped power of the bishop of Rome, did not then extend it self so largely, nor so proudly to derogate from the authority of kings & princes: but that every one in his own dominion, had (under God, and not under the Pope) the doing of all matters within the same his dominion contained: whether they were causes temporal, or spiritual.1 As by the decrees and constitutions of this king (& also of other as well before him, as after him) may evidently be testified: as where he among other laws, thus ordaineth •ouching the bishop, in words as follow.
Whereby it is to be vnderstād, that the vsurped power of the bishop of Rome, did not then extend it selfe so largely, nor so proudly to derogate frō the authority of kings & princes: but that euery one in his owne dominion, had (vnder God, and not vnder the Pope) the doing of all matters within the same his dominion contained: whether they were causes tēporal, or spiritual.1 As by the decrees and constitutions of this king (& also of other as well before him, as after him) may euidently be testified: as where hee among other lawes, thus ordeineth •ouching the bishop, in wordes as folowe.
- 1Kings of England governors as well in […] ecclesiastical a• temporal.Kinges of England gouernors as well in 〈…〉 ecclesiastical a• ••mporall.
Episcopo jure pertinet, omnem rectitudinem promovere Dei videlicet,