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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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4. That way to be better, then to run to any foreign Judge, it must needs be granted, because it is not like that our God will inspire his justice and truth of examining, unto one Bishop, and deny it to a multitude congregated in a whole Council.
4. That way to be better, then to runne to any forranine Iudge, it must needes be graunted, because it is not like that our God will inspire his iustice and truth of examining, vnto one Byshop, and denie it to a multitude congregated in a whole Councell.
5. Neither can it be, that any such outlandish judgement §5in hearing and determining causes,1 can stand perfect and upright, for that the necessary persons of witnesses, either for infirmity of sex of age, of sickness, or some other impeachment, are not able to be present, by whom the truth of the sentence, should be directed. Wherefore as by these & other reasons they thought it not convenient from them to bring their matters over unto Rome: so neither was it to be found, said they, by any council of the old fathers decreed, that any Legates should be sent from Rome to them, for deciding of their matters. And therefore exhorted they the said bishop of Rome, that he would not induce fumosum typū, (or rather as I may call it) typhos seculi, in Ecclesiam Christi, 2quae lucem simplicitatis & humilitatis prefaert ijs qui Deum Diligunt, that is, that he would not induce the swelling pride of the world into the Church of Christ, ⟨p. 11⟩which church showeth and giveth the light of simplicity & of humility to such as love to see God, &c. In these foresaid letters moreover,3 is signified how the forenamed malefactor Apiarius, whom the bishop of Rome before had absolved & received to the communion of the church, was afterward found culpable, and therefore the council proceeded against him, brought him to open confession of his faults, & so enjoined him due penance for his demerits, notwithstanding the absolution and inconsiderate clearing of the Bishop of Rome before proceeding.