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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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And thirdly also to Celestinus, which shortly after succeeded Boniface. In the mean time this foresaid Council sent their Legates, Marcellus and Innocentius to Atticus Patriarch of Constantinople, and to Cyrillus Patriarch of Alexandria, for the authentic copies in Greek of Nicene Council, which being sent unto them, & they finding in the true originals no such Canon,1 as the Bishop of Rome had falsely forged, they wrote a sharp & an handsome letter to Celestinus Bishop of Rome, calling him in the said letter by the way: Domine frater: declaring to him, how they had perused all the copies of the Council of Nice could find no such Canon: as he and his predecessors had falsely alleged, and therewithal reciting the vj. Canon afore mentioned, declared how the decrees of Nicene Council had committed all and singular persons Ecclesiastical, as well Bishops, as other, unto the charge of their Metropolitans. Moreover expounding the same decree, they showed the reasons thereof.
And thirdly also to Celestinus, which shortly after succeeded Boniface. In the meane time this foresayd Councell sent their Legates, Marcellus and Innocentius to Atticus Patriarche of Constantinople, and to Cyrillus Patriarch of Alexandria, for the autentique copies in Greeke of Nicene Councell, which being sent vnto them, & they finding in the true originals no such Canon,1 as the Bishoppe of Rome had falsely forged, they wrote a sharpe & an handsome letter to Celestinus Byshop of Rome, calling him in the said letter by the way: Domine frater: declaring to him, how they had perused all the copies of ye Councell of Nice coulde finde no such Canon: as he and his predecessours had falsely alledged, and therewithall reciting the vj. Canon afore mentioned, declared how the decrees of Nicene Councell had committed all and singular persons Ecclesiasticall, as well Byshops, as other, vnto the charge of their Metropolitanes. Moreouer expounding the same decree, they shewed the reasons thereof.
- 1The Bishop of Rome called Dominus frater. that is brother Bishop. Bishops of Rome proved falsefiers of Nicene Conuncell.The Bishop of Rome called Dominus frater. that is brother Byshop. Bishops of Rome proued falsefiers of Nicen Conuncell.