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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, that Bishops should not sail over importunely ad comitatum. Thirdly, that if any Priest or Deacon were wrongfully excommunicate by the Bishops of their own province, it should be lawful for them to remove the hearing and judging of their cause to their neighbour bishops. Fourthly,1 that Urbanus there Bishop, either should be excommunicated, or else sent up to Rome, unless he would correct those things that were to be corrected. &c. For the approbation whereof, the said Zosimus alleged for him the words (as he pretended) taken out of Nicene Council. The Council of Carthage hearing this, and remembering no such thing in the Council of Nice to be decreed, & yet not suspecting the Bishop of Rome to dare wrongfully to falsify the words of that Council: writeth again to Zosimus, declaring that they never read to their remembrance, in their common Latin exemplar of Nicene Council any such Canon, yet notwithstanding for quietness sake, they would observe the same till time they might procure the original copies of that council to be sent to them from Constantinople, Alexandria, and from Antioch. In like effect afterward they wrote to Pope Boniface, which then succeeded Zosimus.
Secondly, that Byshops should not saile ouer importunely ad comitatum. Thirdly, that if any Priest or Deacon were wrongfully excommunicate by ye Byshops of their owne prouince, it should be lawfull for thē to remooue the hearing and iudgeing of their cause to their neighbour bishops. Forthly,1 that Vrbanus there Byshop, either should be excommunicated, or els sent vp to Rome, vnlesse he would correct those things that were to be corrected. &c. For the approbation whereof, the sayde Zosimus alledged for him the words (as he pretended) taken out of Nicene Councell. The Councell of Carthage hearyng this, and remembring no such thing in the Councell of Nice to bee decred, & yet not suspecting the Byshop of Rome to dare wrongfully to falsefie the wordes of that Councell: writeth againe to Zosimus, declaring that they neuer reade to their remembraunce, in their common Latine exemplare of Nicene Councell any such Canon, yet notwithstanding for quietnes sake, they woulde obserue the same tyll time they might procure the originall copies of that councell to be sent to them from Constantinople, Alexandria, and from Antioch. In like effect afterward they wrote to Pope Boniface, which then succeded Zosimus.