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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.
For first,1 the title and stile of that church was such, that it overwent all other churches, being called the holy universal mother Church, which could not err, and the Bishop thereof holy father the Pope, Bishop universal, prince of Priests,2 supreme head of the universal Church, and Vicar of Christ here in earth, which must not be judged, having all knowledge of Scripture and all laws contained with in the chest of his breast.
For first,1 the title and stile of that church was such, that it ouerwent all other churches, beyng called the holy vniuersall mother Church, which could not erre, and the Byshop therof holy father ye Pope, Byshop vniuersal, prince of Priestes,2 supreme head of the vniuersall Church, and Uicare of Christ here in earth, which must not be iudged, hauyng all knowledge of Scripture and all lawes cōtayned with in the chest of his brest.
- 1The title of the Pope.
- 2The jurisdiction of the Pope.The iurisdiction of the Pope.
Secondly the jurisdiction of that Bishop was such, that challenging to him self both the swords,1 that is, both the keys of the spirituality, and the sceptre of the Laity: not only he subdued all Bishops under him, but also extended him self above Kings and Emperors, causing some of them to lye under his feet, some to hold his stirrup, Kings to lead his horse by the bridle, some to kiss his feet, placing and displacing Emperors, Kings, Dukes and Earls, whom and when he listed, taking upon him to translate the Empire at his pleasure. First from Greece to France, from France to Germany, preferring and deposing whom he pleased, confirming them which were elected. Also being Emperor him self seed vacant, pretending authority or power to invest Bishops, to give benefices, to spoil Churches, to give authority to bind and lose, to call general Councils to judge over the same, to set up religions, to canonize Saints, to take appeals, to bind consciences, to make laws, to dispense with the law and word of God, to deliver from Purgatory, to command Angels. &c.