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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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1And thus much as touching the name or title of high Priest, or supreme Bishop. Which title as I do not deny to have been used in manner & form aforesaid: so do I deny this title and style of Summus orbis pontifex, as it is now used in Rome, to have been used, or usually received during all the primitive time of the Church,2 that is v. hum dread years after Christ, after the manner and sort I mean of that authority and glory, which in these days now is used and is given to the same, until the time of Phocas, the wicked Emperor, which was after the year of the Lord 608. The which title as it is to glorious for any one Bishop in the church of Christ to use: so is it not to be found in any of the approved and most ancient writers of the church namely these, as Cyprianus, Basilius, Fulgentius, Chrysostomus Hieronymus, Ambrosius, Augustinus, Tertullianus, but rather writeth against the same, especially of the last. And therefore not with out cause it is written and testified of Erasmus, 3who speaking of the said name, of Summus orbis pontifex, denieth plainly the same to be heard of among the old writers, whose words be these: Certe nomen hoc nondum illis temporibus erat auditum, quantum ex veterum omniū scriptis licet colligere. &c. lib. Epist. 3. Epist. 1. art. 37. &c. as whosoever readeth the same authors shall find to be true.
1And thus much as touching the name or title of high Priest, or supreme Byshop. Which title as I doe not deny to haue bene vsed in maner & forme aforesayd: so do I denye this tytle and style of Summus orbis pontifex, as it is now vsed in Rome, to haue bene vsed, or vsually receaued duryng all the primitiue tyme of the Church,2 that is v. hū dred yeares after Christ, after the manner and sort I mean of that authoritie and glory, which in these dayes nowe is vsed and is giuen to the same, vntil the time of Phocas, the wicked Emperour, which was after the yeare of the Lord 608. The which title as it is to glorious for any one Byshop in ye church of Christ to vse: so is it not to be found in any of the approued and most auncient writers of ye church namely these, as Cyprianus, Basilius, Fulgentius, Chrysostomus Hieronymus, Ambrosius, Augustinus, Tertullianus, but rather writeth against the same, especially of the last. And therfore not with out cause it is written and testified of Erasmus,