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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 it followeth, whether it be to the king as to the chief. &c. Item Pope Leo submitted himself to Ludovicus the Emperor with these words: And if we do any thing incompetently, and do swerve from the path of righteousness, we will stand to your reformation, or of them whom you shall send. 2.9.7. Hos. 4. Notwithstanding the said Constantinus writing to the bishops, congregated at Tyre, first chideth them, then commandeth them to resort unto his presence, to have their cause judged and decided. Trip hist. lib. 3. cap. 7. 5. The father under obedience, &c. If fatherhood go by age, I suppose that king Henry was elder then Becket. ⟨p. 216⟩If fatherhood consist in authority, I judge the authority of a king, to be above the authority of an Archbishop. If the see of Canterbury make the fatherhood: yet had Becket no cause to claim fatherhood over the king, seeing the son ordained the father (that is) seeing the king made him his Archbishop, and not he made him his king. 6. By wicked bonds. Al is wicked with the Papists, that bringeth them in subjection to their Princes. 7. Ecclesiastical matters be such, as properly belong to doctrine and divine knowledge, for the institution of the soul, and information of conscience. In which both Princes and subjects ought to follow their pastors, so long as they go truly before them without error, or else not. But what maketh this for the lands & liberties of churchmen? 8. Punishment due to malefactors and rebels, is not to be called persecution, but due correction. 9. Saul brake the commandment of God and was rejected. Uzziah contrary to the commandment of God took the office of a priest, and was stricken. Oza against the express word of the law put his hand toy ark, & was punished. But what express word had k. Henry, why he should not correct and punish rebellious bishops, and wicked priests within his own realm? wherefore these similitudes accord not. As for Achas he was not so much punished for taking the priests office, as for spoiling the temple of the Lord, and offering to Idols. 10. Common laws. S. Augustin writing to Boniface, sayeth thus: Whosoever obeyeth not the laws of the Emperor (being made for the verity of God) procureth to himself great punishment.
and it followeth, whether it be to the king as to the chiefe. &c. Item Pope Leo submitted himselfe to Ludouicus the Emperor with these words: And if we do any thing incompetently, and do swarue from the path of righteousnes, we wil stand to your reformation, or of them whom you shall send. 2.9.7. Hos. 4. Notwithstanding the saide Constantinus wryting to the bishops, cōgregated at Tyrus, first chideth them, then commādeth them to resort vnto his presence, to haue their cause iudged and decided. Trip hist. lib. 3. cap. 7. 5. The father vnder obedience, &c. If fatherhoode goe by age, I suppose that king Henry was elder then Becket.