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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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In the description of the same excommunication,1 he inserteth those things, wherein he himself erred, when he absolved the Emperor, being unjustly excommunicate, and the bishops also communicating with him, & to the uttermost thus cutting & mangling the unity of the Church and those that communicated with them, did as much as in him lay to make two churches.
In the description of the same excommunication,1 he inserteth those things, wherin he himselfe erred, when he absolued the Emperour, being vniustly excommunicate, and the bishops also communicating with him, & to the vttermost thus cutting & mangling the vnitie of the Church and those that communicated with them, did as much as in him lay to make two churches.
- 1The Pope divideth the unity of the Church.The Pope deuideth the vnitie of the Church.
Also the same bold merchant, commanded that the Cardinals should fast, to the intent that God would reveal whose opinion was better (either of the Church of Rome, or of Berengarius) touching the controversy of the Lords body in the Sacrament. And hereby he proved himself to be a manifest Infidel: ⟨p. 177⟩for that in the Nicene Council it is written, he that doubteth is an Infidel.
Also the same bold merchaunt, commaunded that the Cardinals should fast, to the intent that God would reueale whose opinion was better (eyther of the Church of Rome, or of Berengarius) touching the controuersie of the Lordes body in the Sacrament. And hereby he prooued himselfe to be a manifest Infidell: ⟨p. 177⟩