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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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in Psal. 108. so the successors of Peter be all faithful Pastors and overseers of Christs Church,1 to whom Christ our Lord hath committed the charge of his flock. Wherefore they are not a little deceived, which looking upon the rock only of the person, and not the rock of confession (contrary to the rule of Hilarie, 2De trinit. lib. 6.) do tie the Apostleship or rock of Peter, to one only Bishop, and the succession of Peter to one only sea of Rome: where as this being a spiritual office, and not carnal, hath no such carnal race or descent after any worldly or local understanding: but hath a more mystical meaning, after a spiritual sense of succession,3 such as Hierome speaketh of, epist. ad Evagrium. Omnes, inquit, Apostolorum successores sunt &c. That is, All, saith he (speaking of Bishops) be successors of the Apostles, &c.
in Psal. 108. so the successours of Peter be all faithfull Pastors and ouerseers of Christes Church,1 to whom Christ our Lord hath committed the charge of his flocke. Wherefore they are not a little deceiued, which looking vpō the rocke onely of the person, and not the rock of confession (contrary to the rule of Hilarie, 2De trinit. lib. 6.) doe tie the Apostleship or rocke of Peter, to one onely Bishop, and the succession of Peter to one onely sea of Rome: where as this being a spiritual office, and not carnall, hath no such carnall race or discent after any worldly or locall vnderstanding: but hath a more mysticall meaning, after a spirituall sense of succession,3 such as Hierome speaketh of, epist. ad Euagrium. Omnes, inquit, Apostolorum successores sunt &c. That is, All, saith he (speaking of Bishops) be successours of the Apostles, &c.