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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.
To pass over other lighter offices translated from the Priests to the Kings authority, as concerning the ordering of oblations in the Temple, and reparations of the Lords house, king Solomon displaced Abiathar the high Priest, by his kingly power, and placed Sadoch in his stead. 3. Reg. cap. 6▪ Also dedicating the temple of the Lord with all the people, blessed the whole congregation of Israel. 3. Reg. 8. Judas Maccabeus also elected Priests, such as being without spot had a zeal to the law of the Lord, to purge the Temple, which the Idolatrous Gentiles had before profaned. 1. Machab. 4.
To passe ouer other lighter offices translated from the Priestes to the Kyngs authoritie, as cōcernyng the orderyng of oblations in the Temple, and reparations of the Lordes house, kyng Salomon displaced Abiathar the high Priest, by his kyngly power, and placed Sadoch in his stede. 3. Reg. cap. 6▪ Also dedicatyng the temple of the Lord with all the people, blessed the whole congregation of Israell. 3. Reg. 8. Iudas Machabeus also elected Priestes, such as beyng without spot had a zeale to the law of the Lord, to purge the Temple, which the Idolatrous Gentiles had before prophaned. 1. Machab. 4.
Also king Alexander writing to Jonathan, appointed him chief Priest in his country.1 1. Mac. 10. Demetrius ordained Simon & Alchinus in the like office of Priesthood. Jehoshaphat likewise as in the whole land did set Judges, so also in Jerusalem he appointed Levites & Priests, and heads of families to have the hearing of causes, and to minister Judgement over the people.2 2 Paral. 19. By these & many other is to be seen, the Kings & Princes in the old time as well, when Priests were borne Priests, as when they were made by election, had the dealing also in Ecclesiastical matters, as in calling the people to Gods service, in cutting down groves, in destroying images, in gathering tithes into the Lords house, in dedicating the temple, in blessing the people, in casting down the brazen Serpent within the temple, in correcting & deposing Priests, in constituting the order & offices of Priests, in commanding such things as pertained to the service & worship of God, & in punishing the contrary. &c. And in the new Testament what meaneth the example of Christ himself both giving & teaching tribute to be given to Caesar? to Caesar I say, & not to the high Priest.