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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 palace of the Apostles onery third year I shall visit either by myself, or my messenger, except other wise being licensed by the sea Apostolic, All such possessions as belong to ⟨p. 230⟩the table and diet of my Bishopric:1 I shall neither sell, nor give, nor lay to mortgage, nor less out, or •••due away by any manner of means, without that consent & knowledge of the Bishop of Rome, so God help me and the holy Gospels of God. A note upon the same ¶Hereby thou hast by the way (gentle Reader) to note and consider among other things which here may be understand, that since the time the oath began to be laid and must upon Bishops, all general Councils began to loose they robbery. For how could any freedom remain for men to speak their knowledge in redress of things: being by their oath so bound to the▪ Pope to speak nothing but on his side, to maintain the Papacy and the church of Rome in all times and places? Conjecture by thy self (Christen Reader) what is more hereby to be considered.
The palace of the Apostles onery thied yeare I shall visi•e either by myselfe, or my messenger, except other wise being licensed by the sea Apostolicke, All such possessio•s as belōg to ⟨p. 230⟩the table and dyet of my Bishopricke:1 I shall neither sell, nor geue, nor lay to morgage, nor lesse out, or •••due away by any maner of meanes, without yt consent & knowledge of the Byshop of Rome, so God help me and the holie Gospels of God. A note vpon the same ¶Hereby thou hast by the way (gentle Reader) to note and consider among other thinges which here may be vnderstand, that since the time the othe began to be layd and must vpō Byshops, all generall Coūcels began to loose they robery. For how could any freedome remayn for men to speake theyr knowledge in redresse of things: being by their othe so bound to the▪ Pope to speake nothing but on his side, to maintayne the Papacy and the church of Rome in all times and places? Coniecture by thy selfe (Christen Reader) what is more hereby to be considered.