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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.
Moreover, instructing & informing the said Bishops & Priests in the office of preaching, willeth them, not to suffer any to feign or preach to the people any new doctrine of their own invention, & not agreeing to the word of God, but that they them selves both will preach such things as lead to eternal life, and also that they set up other to do the same, & joineth with all a godly exhortation. Ideo, dilectissimi, toto cord praeparemus nos in scientia veritatis, & mox: ut divina donante gratia verbum Dei currat & crescat, & multiplicetur, in profectum Ecclesiae Dei sanctae, & salutem animarū nostrarum, & laudem, & gloriam nominis Domini nostri Jesu Christi Pax praedicantibus, gratia obedientibus, gloria Domino nostro Jesu Christo, Amen. Furthermore, the said Carolus in his constitutions divideth the goods given to the Church so, that in the more wealthy places, two parts should go to the use of the poor, the third to the stipend of the Clergy. Otherwise in poorer places an equal division to be made between the poverty & the Clergy, unless the gift had some speciall exception. Ex Ansegiso. lib. 1. cap. 80. And in the same book a little after, cap. 83. the author declareth by the said Carolus to be decreed, that no Ecclesiastical person or persons from thenceforth should presume to take of any person, any such gift or donation, whereby the children or kinsfolks of the said Donor should be defeated of their inheritance duly to them belonging. Ludovicus Pius king of France, & after Emperor, was son to the foresaid Charles who being joined together with the said Charles his father in the Empire,1 ordained also with his father sundry acts & observances touching the government of the Church, as in the author before alleged may appear. As first, that no entry should be made into the Church by Simony:2 Again, that Bishops should be ordained by the free election of the Clergy & of the people, without all respect of person or reward, only for the merit of life, and gift of heavenly wisdom.
Moreouer, instructing & informyng the sayd Byshops & Priestes in the office of preaching, willeth thē, not to suffer any to fayne or preach to the people any new doctrine of their owne inuētion, & not agreing to the word of God, but that they them selues both will preach such thyngs as lead to eternall life, and also that they set vp other to do the same, & ioyneth with all a godly exhortation. Ideo, dilectissimi, toto corde praeparemus nos in scientia veritatis, & mox: vt diuina donante gratia verbum Dei currat & crescat, & multiplicetur, in profectum Ecclesiae Dei sanctae, & salutem animarū nostrarum, & laudem, & gloriam nominis Domini nostri Iesu Christi Pax praedicantibus, gratia obedientibus, gloria Domino nostro Iesu Christo, Amen. Furthermore, the said Carolus in his constitutions diuideth the goodes geuē to the Church so, that in ye more welthy places, two partes should go to the vse of the poore, ye third to the stipēd of the Clergy. Otherwise in poorer places an equall diuisiō to be made betwene the pouertie & the Clergy, vnles the gift had some speciall exception. Ex Ansegiso. lib. 1. cap. 80. And in the same booke a little after, cap. 83. the author declareth by the sayd Carolus to be decreed, that no Ecclesiasticall person or persons frō thenceforth should presume to take of any person, any such gift or donation, wherby ye childrē or kinsfolkes of the sayd Donor should be defeited of their inheritance duly to them belongyng. Ludouicus Pius king of France, & after Emperor, was sonne to the foresaid Charles who being ioined together with the said Charles his father in ye Empire,