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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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But admit that feigned decree to be unfeignedly true (as it may well be suspected for many causes, as proceeding out of the same fountain, with the constitution of Constantine afore mentioned, that is, from the master of the Popes Library, of whom both Gratianus & Volateran, 1by their own confession take their ground) yet the same decree doth not so give away the freedom of that election, that he limiteth it only to the Cardinals, but also requireth the whole consent of the Romans, neither doth he simply & absolutely give the same, but with condition, so that, Omnes Romani uno consilio, & una concordia sine aliqua promissione ad pontificatus ordinem eligerent: that is, whom as all the Romans with one counsel, & with one accord, without any promise of their voices granted before, shall choose to be Bishop of Rome. And moreover in the same Decree is required, that at the consecration of the same Bishop, messengers should be directed incontinent to the French king concerning the same.
But admit that fayned decree to be vnfaynedly true (as it may wel be suspected for many causes, as proceedyng out of the same foūtaine, with the cōstitution of Constantine afore mentioned, that is, from the maister of the Popes Library, of whō both Gratianus & Volateran, 1by their owne confession take their grounde) yet the same decree doth not so geue away the freedome of that election, that he limiteth it onely to the Cardinals, but also requireth the whole cōsent of the Romaines, neither doth he simplely & absolutely geue the same, but with cōditiō, so that, Omnes Romani vno consilio, & vna concordia sine aliqua promissione ad pontificatus ordinem eligerent: that is, whō as all the Romaines with one counsaile, & with one accord, without any promise of their voyces graūted before, shall chuse to be Byshop of Rome. And moreouer in the same Decree is required, that at the consecration of the same Bishop, messengers should be directed incōtinent to the Frēch kyng concernyng the same.
- 1Gratianus & Vol•teranus, what ground they have of their records. Dist. 63. ca. Ego Ludovicus. Election of the Bishop of Rome standeth upon the con sent of the Clergy, and the people of Rome.