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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.
Now let us see what the adversary side hath to object again for the title of their universality, or rather singularity. And first here cometh in a blind cavillation of a certain Sophister,1 who glossing upon the words of Pelagius above recited, laboureth to colour the plain text with a subtle meaning, as though the sense of the Canon were this, not to deny there the state of supremacie: Sed negari ibi aliquem posse esse universalem Episcopum, sub eo sensu duntaxat, quòd esset cuiusque Ecclesiae proprius rector, ita quòd nullus alius esset Episcopus, &c. That is, but to deny there, that any may be universal bishop after this sense and meaning only, so that he should be the proper Pastor of every Church alone, and that there should be no other bishop beside him self, &c. Thus goeth this Sophister about to dash out this text, but he cannot so discharge the matter. For neither did John the Patriarch then seek any such thing, to be bishop and proper Pastor of every church alone, nor if he had the Council of Chalcedon, and the Emperor Justinian, would never have agreed thereunto. Neither is it true, that this Glosser denieth Pelagius, here to forbid the primacy or supremacy of that Patriarch, which in deed is the only intent of Pelagius in that Canon, witnessing as well other Historiographers, as namely, Anton. tit. 12. cap. 3. par. 13. & also the gloss ordinary upon the same Canon, &c.2
Now let vs see what the aduersarie side hath to obiect againe for the title of their vniuersalitie, or rather singularitie. And first here commeth in a blind cauillacion of a certaine Sophister,1 who glosing vpon the wordes of Pelagius aboue recited, laboureth to colour the playne text with a subtile meaning, as though the sense of the Canon were this, not to deny there the state of supremacie: Sed negari ibi aliquem posse esse vniuersalem Episcopum, sub eo sensu duntaxat, quòd esset cuiusque Ecclesiae proprius rector, ita quòd nullus alius esset Episcopus, &c. That is, but to denie there, that any may be vniuersall bishop after this sense and meaning only, so that he should be the proper Pastor of euery Church alone, and that there should be no other bishop beside him self, &c. Thus goeth this Sophister about to dash out this text, but he cannot so discharge the matter. For neither did Iohn the Patriarch then seeke any such thing, to be bishop and proper Pastor of euery church alone, nor if he had the Councell of Chalcedon, and the Emperor Iustinian, would neuer haue agreed therunto. Neither is it true, that this Gloser denieth Pelagius, here to forbid the primacie or supremacie of that Patriarch, which in deed is the onely intent of Pelagius in that Canon, witnessing as well other Historiographers, as namely, Anton. tit. 12. cap. 3. par. 13. & also the glose ordinary vpon the same Canon, &c.