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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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19. Item, among the said Grecians they are excommunicate, that beat or strike a Priest. Neither do their religious men live in such Priestly chastity, as the Roman Priests do.
19. Item, among the sayde Grecians they are excommunicate, that beate or strike a Priest. Neither doe their religious men liue in such Priestly chastitie, as the Romane Priests doe.
20. Item, their Emperor among them, doeth ordain Patriarchs, Bishops, and other of the Clergy, and deposeth the same at his pleasure, also giveth benefices to whom he lusteth, and retaineth the fruits of the same benefices, as pleaseth him.
20. Item, their Emperour among them, doeth ordaine Patriarches, Bishops, and other of the Clergy, and deposeth the same at his pleasure, also geueth benefices to whō he lusteth, and retaineth the fruites of the same benefices, as pleaseth him.
121. Item, they blame the Latin Church because they cate not flesh, eggs, and cheese, on Friday, and do eat flesh on Saturdays.
121. Item, they blame the Latine Churche because they cate not flesh, egges, and chese, on Friday, and do eate flesh on Saterdaies.
- 1This article seemeth not to be rightly collected, out of the Grecians.