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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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7. The supremacy of the Pope, usurping above all churches, and especially above all politic realms, & governments, or for him to occupy or usurp the jurisdiction of both the swords to be denied neither that any degree is to be received in the Church, but only Priests, Deacons, and Bishops.
7. The supremacy of the Pope, vsurping aboue all churches, and especially aboue all politick realmes, & gouernments, or for him to occupye or vsurpe the iurisdiction of both the swordes to be denied neither that any degree is to be receiued in the Church, but onely Priests, Deacons, and Bishops.
8. The communion under both kinds to be necessary to all people, according to the institution of Christ.
8. The communion vnder both kindes to be necessary to all people, according to the institution of Christ.
9. Item, the church of Rome to be the very Babylon spoken of in the Apocalypse: And the Pope to be the fountain of all error, and the very Antichrist.
9. Item, the church of Rome to be the very Babilon spoken of in the Apocalips: And the Pope to be the fountaine of all error, and the very Antichrist.