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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
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.
Item, all Archdeacons and Deacons to be straightly sworn, not to wink or dissemble at their meetings, nor to bear with them for money. And if they would not be sworn to this, then to loose their offices without recovery.
Item, all Archdeacons and Deacons to be straightly sworne, not to wink or dissemble at their meetings, nor to beare wt them for money. And if they would not be sworne to this, then to loose their offices without recouery.
1Item, such priests as forsaking their wives, were willing to serve still and remain in their holy order: first must cease 40. days from their ministration, setting Uitars for them in the mean time to serve: and taking such penance upon them, as by their Bishop should be enjoined them.
1Item, such priests as forsaking their wiues, were willing to serue still and remaine in their holy order: first must cease 40. dayes from their ministration, setting Uitars for them in the meane time to serue: and taking such penaunce vpon them, as by their Bishop should be enioyned them.
- 1Purification of priests, that had been married.Purificatiō of priestes, that had bene maried.
Thus have ye heard the tedious treatise of the life and doings of Anselmus: how superstitious in his Religion, how stubborn against his Prince he was, what occasion of war and discord he ministered by his complaints (if they had ben taken) what zeal without right knowledge, what fervency without cause he pretended, what pains without profit he took. Who if he had bestowed that time and travel in preaching Christ at home to his flock, which he took in gadding to Rome, to complain of his country: in my mind he had been better occupied. Moreover, what violent and tyrannical injunctions he set forth of investing and other things, ye have heard: but specially against the lawful and godly marriage of Priests. Wherein, what a vehement adversary he was: here may appear by these minutes or pieces extracted out of his letters, which we have here annexed in form and effect as followeth.