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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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Da That for so much as an ordinary & a known Church visible must here be known continually on earth, during from the time of the Apostles, to the which church all other Churches must have recourse. xi. And seeing then there is no other Church visible, orderly known to have endured from the Apostles time, but only the Church of Rome. j. They conclude therefore that the Church of Rome, is that Church whereunto all other Churches must have their recourse. &c.
Da That for somuch as an ordinary & a knowen Church visible must here be knowen cōtinually on earth, during frō the time of the Apostles, to the which church all other Churches must haue recourse. xi. And seeyng then there is no other Church visible, orderly known to haue indured from the Apostles time, but onely the Church of Rome. j. They conclude therfore that the Church of Rome, is that Church wherunto all other Churches must haue their recourse. &c.
To the which Paralogism I answer thus:1 that this word Durans Ecclesia, the during Church in the Minor, hath fallaciā aequivoci. For although the name of the Church and outward succession of Bishops have had their durance from time of the Apostles, yet the definition and matter which maketh a true Apostolical church in deed, and univocè, neither is now in the church of Rome,2 nor yet the form & institution of the church now used in Rome was ever from the Apostles, which Apostles were never Authors or fathers of this title, jurisdiction, and doctrine now taught in Rome, but rather were enemies ever to the same.
To the which Paralogisme I aūswere thus:1 that this word Durans Ecclesia, the during Church in the Minor, hath fallaciā aequiuoci. For although the name of the Church and outward successiō of Byshops haue had their durance frō tyme of the Apostles, yet the definition and matter which maketh a true Apostolicall church in deede, and vniuocè, neither is now in the church of Rome,