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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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To this I adjoin also the law & constitution of Justinian the Emperor, ratified and renewed afterward in the council of Paris, in time of king Ludovicus Pius. Where all Bishops & Priests be expressly forbidden not to excommunicate any man, before his cause was known & proved to be such, as for the which the ancient Canons of the Church would him to be excommunicate. And if any should otherwise proceed contrary to the same, then the excommunicate person to be absolved by the authority of an higher degree, & the excommunicate to be sequestered from the communion, so long as should seem convenient to him that had the execution thereof, as is expressed. 24. q. 3. De illicita. The same Justinian moreover in his laws & constitutions,1 how many things did he dispose & ordain in Church matters, as to have a determinate number of Churchmen or Clerks in Churches. const. 3. Also concerning Monasteries & Monks. const. 5. how Bishops & Priests should be ordained. const. 6. concerning removing of Ecclesiastical persons from one Church to an other.2 Also concerning the constitution of the Churches in Africa. And that the holy mysteries should not be done in private houses, so that whosoever should attempt the contrary, should be deprived. const. 57. Moreover concerning Clerks leaving their Churches. const. 58. Also concerning the order & manner of funerals. const. 59. And that Bishops should not keep from their flock. const. 67. The same Justinian granted to the Clergy of Constantinople the privilege of the secular court, in cases only civil, and such as touched not the disturbance of the Bishop, otherwise in all criminal causes he left them to the judgement of the secular court. const. 83. He giveth also laws & decrees for breach of matrimony. const. 117. & in divers other places. And in his const. 123. after the doctrine of S. Paul, he commandeth all Bishops & Priests to sound out their service,3 & to celebrate the mysteries, not after a secrete manner, but with a loud voice, so as they might not only be heard, but also be understand of the faithful people, what was said & done, Whereby it is to be gathered, that divine prayers and service then, was in the vulgar tongue.
To this I adioyne also the law & constitution of Iustinian the Emperour, ratified and renued afterward in the counsell of Paris, in tyme of king Ludouicus Pius. Where all Byshops & Priestes be expresly forbiddē not to excommunicate any mā, before his cause was knowen & proued to be such, as for the whiche the auncient Canons of the Church would him to be excōmunicate. And if any should otherwise proceede cōtrary to the same, thē the excōmunicate person to be absolued by ye authoritie of an higher degree, & the excōmunicate to be sequestred frō the communiō, so long as should seeme conueniēt to him that had the executiō therof, as is expressed. 24. q. 3. De illicita. The same Iustinian moreouer in his lawes & cōstitutions,