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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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And that he so meaneth, London to be equal in authority with York, it appeareth by 4. arguments: First, that he will London to be consecrate by no Bishop, but of his own Synod. Secondly, in that he willeth no distinction of honour to be betwixt London and York, but according only, to that as each of them is elder in time. Thirdly for that he matcheth these two together in common counsel, and with one agreement to consent together in doing and disposing such things, as they shall consult upon in the zeal of Christ Jesus: and that in such sort, that one should not dissent nor discord from the other. What meaneth this, but that they should govern together, whom he would not to dissent together? Fourthly, where he writeth, that the bishop of York should not be subject to the bishop of London: what meaneth this, but that the Bishop of London should be equivalent with the Metropolitan of York, or rather superior unto him?
And that he so meaneth, London to be equall in authority with Yorke, it appeareth by 4. argumentes: First, that he wil London to be consecrate by no Bishop, but of his own Sinode. Secondly, in that he willeth no distinction of honor to be betwixt London and Yorke, but according only, to that as eche of them is elder in time. Thirdly for that he matcheth these two together in common coūsell, and with one agreement to consent together in doing and disposing such things, as they shall consult vpō in the zeale of Christ Iesus: and that in such sort, that one should not dissent nor discorde from the other. What meaneth thys, but that they should gouerne together, whome he woulde not to dissent together? Fourthly, where he wryteth, that the bishop of Yorke should not be subiect to the bishop of London: what meaneth this, but that the Bishop of London should be equiualent with the Metropolitane of Yorke, or rather superiour vnto him?
And thus he expounded the meaning of Gregory, to be in the foresaid letter.1 To whom Lanc•rancus, again answereth, that he was not the Bishop of London, and that the question pertained not to London. Thomas replieth, having on his part many fautors, that this privilege was granted, by Gregory, to Augustine alone, to have all other Bishops subject to him: but after his decease, there should be equality of honour, betwixt London, and York, without all distinction of priority save the only priority of time should make superiority between them. And although Augustin translated the seat from London to Kent, yet Gregory, if his mind had been, to give the same prerogative to the successors of Austen (which he gave to him) would expressly have uttered it in the words of his Epistle,