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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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Secondly for so much as in the said two Canons after mention made of them, immediately followeth, that no Bishops should be made without consent of their Metropolitans, yea and that the City also of Jerusalem should be under his Metropolitan,1 and that the Metropolitan should have the full power to confirm every Bishop made in his province: Therefore it may be well suspected that the third Epistle decretal of Pope Anacletus, and of Pope Stephanus, with other mo are forged, wherein these Bishops, and especially the Bishop of Rome is exempted and dissevered from the name of a Metropolitan or an Archbishop, to the name of a Patriarch or Primate:2 as appeareth in the decrees. dist. 22. cap. Sacro sancta. wherefore as we must needs grant the Bishop of Rome to be called a Metropolitan or an Archbishop by the Council of Nice:3 so we will not greatly stick in this also, to have him numbered with Patriarchs or primates. which title seemeth in the old time to be common to mo Cities then to Rome, both by the Epistle of Anacletus, of Pope Stephanus, of Pope, Julius, and Leo, &c.
Secondlye for somuch as in the sayde two Canons after mention made of them, immediately followeth, that no Byshops should be made without consent of their Metropolitanes, yea and that the City also of Hierusalem should be vnder hys Metropolitane,1 and that the Metropolitane should haue the ful power to confirme euery Byshop made in his prouince: Therfore it may be well suspected that the third Epistle decretall of Pope Anacletus, and of Pope Stephanus, with other mo are forged, wherin these Byshops, and especially the Byshop of Rome is exempted and desceuered from the name of a Metropolitane or an Archbyshop, to the name of a Patriarch or Primate:2 as appeareth in the decrees. dist. 22. cap. Sacro sancta. wherefore as wee must needes graunt the Byshop of Rome to be called a Metropolitane or an Archbyshop by the Councell of Nice:3