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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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Not long before this Council, was celebrate in Africa an other Council, called Synodus Milevitana, about the year of our Lord, 442. at the which Council also S. Augustine was present, where it was decreed under pain of excommunication, that no minister or bishop should appeal over the sea to the bishop of Rome, whereby it may appear that the bishop of Rome all this space was not universally called by the term of Ecumenical or universal bishop, but Bishop of the first sea: so that if there were any preferment therein, it was in the reverence of the place, and not in the authority of the person. And yet it was not so in the place, that the place importeth the City of Rome only, but the first seat then was called Metropolitan Church, as by the words of Nicene Council, and other constitutions moe, is to be seen where the four Patriarchs were called [Greek or Hebrew], or [Greek or Hebrew], or [Greek or Hebrew], as namely, by the words of the Council of Carthage may appear, which be these: [Greek or Hebrew]. that is, except he have some special licence or exception, by the consent of the first seat of the proper bishop in every country, that is, of him that is the Primate in the said country,1 &c. Also the words of the can. 39. of the Council of Carthage, before touched be these, [Greek or Hebrew], That is, that the bishop of the first sea, be not called Prince of Priests, or head Priest, or else any such like. Again Anicetus the x. bishop of Rome, and Pope Stephen & Pope Felix making a difference between Primate & Metropolitan,2 writeth thus. Let no Archbishops be called Primates, but only such as have the first seat, &c. Thus it is made plain, how the bishop of the first seat, or first bishop, or Primate is none other, but he which was called Patriarch, and belonged not only to the church of Rome, but to all such cities & places, where as before among the Gentiles were primi flamens, &c. dist. 80. cap. urbes & loca, & in illis. 3Where, by the way is to be noted the repugnance or contrariety of such as craftily, but falsely have counterfeited the Popes decretal epistles, which besides other great and many conjectures also hereby may be gathered. For where Clement, Anacletus, epist. 12.
Not long before this Councel, was celebrate in Affrike an other Councel, called Synodus Mileuitana, about the yere of our Lord, 442. at the which Councell also S. Augustine was present, where it was decreed vnder payne of excommunication, that no minister or bishop should appeale ouer the sea to the bishop of Rome, whereby it may appeare that the bishop of Rome all this space was not vniuersally called by the terme of Oecumenical or vniuersal bishop, but Bishop of the first sea: so that if there were any preferment therein, it was in the reuerence of the place, and not in the authoritie of the person. And yet it was not so in the place, that the place importeth the Cittie of Rome onely, but the first seate then was called Metropolitane Church, as by the woordes of Nicene Councell, and other constitutions moe, is to be seene where the foure Patriarches were called , or , or , as namely, by the wordes of the Councell of Carthage may appeare, which be these: . that is, except he haue some special licēce or exception, by ye consent of ye first seat of ye proper bishop in euery country, that is, of him that is the Primate in ye said countrey,