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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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Add to these the worthy testimony of S. August. ad Bonif. Si autem privatim, 1quae nobis sufficiant possidemus, nō sunt illa nostra, sed pauperum quorum procurationem quodammodo gerimus, non proprietatem nobis usurpatione damnabili vendicamus, &c.
Adde to these the worthy testimony of S. August. ad Bonif. Si autem priuatim, 1quae nobis sufficiant possidemus, nō sunt illa nostra, sed pauperum quorum procurationem quodammodo gerimus, non proprietatem nobis vsurpatione damnabili vendicamus, &c.
- 1Aug. ad Bonifac.
Likewise vowsons and pluralities of benefices were things then as much unknown,1 as now they are pernicious to the church, taking away all free election of ministers from the flock of Christ.
Likewise vowsons and pluralities of benefices were thyngs then as much vnknowen,1 as now they are pernitious to the church, taking away all free election of ministers from the flocke of Christ.
- 1Vowsons and pluralities of benefices.
All which inconveniences as they first came and crept in chiefly by the pretensed authority & jurisdiction abused in this latter church of Rome, so it can not be denied, but the said latter church of Rome hath taken and attributed to it self much more,