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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The letter of Gregory, to the Patriarch of Alexandria. 1Behold in the Preface of your Epistle directed to me, ye have used a word of a proud name, calling me universal Pope, which I pray your holiness you will cease hereafter to do, for that is derogated from you, whatsoever is attributed to an other more then right and reason requireth. As for me I seek not mine advancement in words, but in manners: neither do I account that any honour, wherein the honour of my brethren I see to be hindered:2 For my honour I take to be the honour of the universal Church: my honour is the whole and perfect vigour of my brethren. Then am I honoured when to no man is denied the due honour which to him belongeth. For if your holiness call me universal Pope, in so doing you deny your self to be that, which ye affirm me to be universal. But that God forbid, let these words therefore go, which do nothing but puff up vanity, and wound charity, &c.
The letter of Gregorie, to the Patriarch of Alexandria. 1BEhold in the Preface of your Epistle directed to me, ye haue vsed a worde of a proud name, calling me vniuersall Pope, which I pray your holinesse you will cease hereafter to doe, for that is derogated from you, whatsoeuer is attributed to an other more then right and reason requireth. As for me I seeke not mine aduauncement in wordes, but in maners: neither doe I account that any honour, wherein the honour of my brethren I see to bee hindred:2 For my honour I take to be the honour of the vniuersall Church: my honour is the whole and perfect vigour of my brethren. Then am I honoured when to no man is denied the due honour which to him belongeth. For if your holinesse call me vniuersall Pope, in so doing you denie your selfe to be that, which ye affirme me to be vniuersal. But that God forbid, let these words therefore go, which do nothing but puffe vp vanitie, and wound charitie, &c.
- 1The answer of Gregory to Eulogiu• Patriarch of Alexandria.