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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.
The first is in this, that whatsoever the Scripture giveth and referreth,1 either to the whole church universally, or to every particular church severally, this church now of Rome doth arrogate to it self absolutely and only, both doing injury to other churches, & also abusing the Scriptures of God. For albeit the Scripture doth give authority to bind and loose, it limitteth it neither to person nor place, that is, neither to the City of Rome only, more than to other Cities, nor to the sea of Peter, more than to other Apostles, but giveth it clearly to the Church, whereof Peter ⟨p. 6⟩did bear the figure, so that where soever the true Church of Christ is, there is annexed power to bind & loose, given and taken merely as from Christ, and not mediately by the Pope or Bishop of Peters sea.
The first is in this, that whatsoeuer the Scripture geueth and referreth,1 either to the whole church vniuersally, or to euery particular church seuerally, this church now of Rome doth arrogate to it selfe absolutely and onely, both doyng iniury to other churches, & also abusing the Scriptures of God. For albeit the Scripture doth geue authoritie to binde and loose, it limitteth it neither to person nor place, that is, neither to the Citie of Rome onely, more thē to other Cities, nor to ye sea of Peter, more thē to other Apostles, but geueth it clearely to ye Church, wherof Peter ⟨p. 6⟩did beare the figure, so that where soeuer the true Church of Christ is, there is annexed power to bynde & loose, geuen and taken meerly as from Christ, and not mediatly by the Pope or Byshop of Peters sea.
- 1Ecclesiastical jurisdiction falsely restrained & impropriate to the Church of Rome, which ought to be generally equal to all Churches Christian.Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction falsly restrained & impropriate to the Church of Rome, which ought to be generally equall to all Churches Christian.