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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.
1S. Peter was called by the ancient fathers, head of Christs church. S. Peter was bishop of Rome: Ergo, the bishop of Rome was called head of the Church in the old ancient time.
1S. Peter was called by the auncient fathers, head of Christes church. S. Peter was bishop of Rome: Ergo, the bishop of Rome was called head of ye Church in the old auncient tyme.
- 1An argument of the Papists.An argument of the Papistes.
This argument expository, being clouted up in the third figure,1 and concluding singularly, hath rather a show of an argument, then maketh any necessary conclusion, standing upon no mood in the said figure, if the Author thereof were put to his trial. Albeit to leave the form, and to come to the matter of the argument. First, how well he will dispatch himself of the Major, & prove us that S. Peter, although he were at Rome, and taught at Rome, and suffered at Rome: yet that he was bishop and proper Ordinary of that city and special sea of Rome? As touching the allegation of Obadiah, Orosius, Ado, Tertullian, Cyprian, Hierome, Optatius, and Augustine, brought forth for his most advantage,2 to prove his Major: thus I answer concerning Orosius, Tertullian, Cyprian, Hierome, and Augustine, that where they speak of S. Peters chair, or planting the faith at Rome, straightway this man argueth there upon, that Peter was Bishop of Rome. But that doth not clerkly follow. For the office of the Apostles was to plant the faith in all places, and in every region, yet were they not bishops in every region. And as for the chair, as it is no difference essential that maketh a bishop (for so much as a Doctor may have a chair, and yet be no bishop) so cannot he conclude by the chair of Peter, that S. Peter was Bishop of Rome. For all this proveth no farther, but that Peter was at Rome, and there taught the faith of Christ, as Paul did also, and peradventure in a chair likewise: yet we say not that Paul was therefore Bishop of Rome. But that he was there as an Apostle of Christ, whether he taught there standing on his feet, or sitting in a chair. In the Scripture commonly the Chair signifieth doctrine or judgement, as sitting also declareth such as teach or judge, whether they sit in the chair of Moses, or in the chair of pestilence. Planting likewise is a word Apostolical, and signifieth not only the office of a Bishop. Wherefore it is no good consequent, he sate, he taught, he planted at Rome his chair and seat was at Rome: Ergo, he was Bishop of Rome. And thus much touching Orosius, Tertullian, Cyprian, Augustine.