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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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The acts thus determined, were sent eftsoons to Hē ricus the Emperor,1 to see and try, before yt breaking up of the council, whether he would agree to the canonical elections, free consecration, and investing to spiritual persons and to other Acts of the said Council. The Emperor maketh answer again,2 that he would lose nothing that ancient custom of his progenitors had given him. Not withstanding, because of the authority of the general coū cell, he was content to consent to the residue, save only the investing of ecclesiastical function to be taken from him, to that he would never agree. Upon this, at the next return of the Pope to the Council, yt Emperor was appointed to be excommunicated.3 Which thing, when divers of the Council did not well like, and therefore did separate them selves from the rest, the Pope applying against them the similitude of the 70. disciples which were offended at the Lord,4 when he taught them of eating his flesh and blood, and therefore divided themselves from him. Declaring moreover to them, how they which gathered not with him scattered,5 and they that were not with him, were against him: by these and such like persuasions reducing them again to his side, and so by that Council Henricus the Emperor was excommunicated.
The actes thus determined, were sent estsoones to Hē ricus the Emperor,1 to see and try, before yt breaking vp of the councell, whether he would agree to the canonical elections, free consecration, and inuesting to spiritual persōs and to other Actes of the sayd Councell. The Emperour maketh aunswer agayne,2 that he would lose nothing that auncient custome of hys progenitours had geuē him. Not withstanding, because of the authoritie of the general coū cell, he was content to consent to the residue, saue only the inuesting of ecclesiasticall function to be taken from hym, to yt he would neuer agree. Upō this, at the next returne of the Pope to the Councel, yt Emperour was appoynted to be excommunicated.