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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 other diversity of this name bishop, is to be taken after a more special sort, which is, when any person orderly called, is assigned, namely & specially to some one certain place, city, or province, whereunto he is only bound to employ his office & charge, and no where else, according to the old Canons of the Apostles, and of the Council of Nice. And this Bishop differing from the other,1 is called Episcopus intitulatus, having his name of his city or Diocese. And thus we deny that Peter the Apostle was ever Bishop elected, installed, or entitled to the City of Rome, neither doth Optatus, Obadiah, Ado, or Hierome affirm the same. And if Ado say that Peter was bishop of Rome 25. years, until the last year of Nero, that is easily refuted both by the Scriptures and Histories: for so we understand by the declaration of Saint Paul, Gal. 1.2. that 14. years after his conversion, Saint Paul had Peter by the hand at Jerusalem.
The other diuersitie of this name bishop, is to be taken after a more speciall sort, which is, when any person orderly called, is assigned, namely & specially to some one certain place, citie, or prouince, wherunto he is only bound to employ his office & charge, and no where els, according to the old Canons of the Apostles, and of the Councell of Nice. And this Bishop differing from the other,1 is called Episcopus intitulatus, hauing his name of his citie or Dioces. And thus we deny that Peter the Apostle was euer Bishop elected, installed, or intituled to the Citie of Rome, neyther doth Optatus, Abdias, Ado, or Hierome affirme the same. And if Ado say that Peter was bishop of Rome 25. yeares, vntill the last yeare of Nero, that is easilie refuted both by the Scriptures and Histories: for so we vnderstand by the declaration of Saint Paule, Gal. 1.2. that 14. yeares after his conuersion, Saint Paule had Peter by the hand at Hierusalem.
- 1Canon. Apost. 23.14.34. Con. Nice. cap. 15. Concil. Antioch. cap. 3 13 Peters being a• Rome.