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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.
1Ca- All the true successors of Peter, sit in the chair of the doctrine of Peter, and other Apostles uniformly. me- No Popes of this latter Church of Rome, sit in the chair of Saint Peters and other Apostles doctrine uniformly. stres. Ergo, no Popes of this latter church of Rome, be the true successors of Peter.
1Ca- All the true successors of Peter, sit in the chaire of the doctrine of Peter, and other Apostles vniformly. me- No Popes of this latter Church of Rome, sitte in the chaire of Saint Peters and other Apostles doctrine vniformely. stres. Ergo, no Popes of this latter church of Rome, be the true successors of Peter.
- 1An argument proving the Popes of this latter Church of Rome not to be successors of Peter.An argument prouing the Popes of this latter Church of Rome not to be successours of Peter.
And when they have well perused the Minor of this argument, and have well conferred together the doctrine taught them of S. Peter, with the doctrine taught now by the Popes, of justification of a Christen man, of the office of the law, of the strength and largeness of sin, of mens merits, of free will, of works of supererogation, of setting up images, of vij. Sacraments, of auricular confession, of satisfaction, of sacrifice of the Mass, of communicating under one kind, of elevating and adoring the Sacramental elements, of Latin service, of invocation, of prohibition of meats and marriage, of vowing chastity, of sects & rules of divers religions, of indulgences and pardons: also with their doctrine taught now of magistrates, of the fullness of power, and regality of the sea of Rome, with many other like to these, &c. then will I be glad to hear what they will say to the premisses.
And when they haue well perused the Minor of this argument, and haue well conferred together the doctrine taught them of S. Peter, with the doctrine taught now by the Popes, of iustification of a Christen man, of the office of the law, of the strength and largenes of sinne, of mens merites, of free will, of works of supererogation, of setting vp images, of vij. Sacramentes, of auricular confession, of satisfaction, of sacrifice of the Masse, of communicating vnder one kinde, of eleuating and adoring the Sacramentall elements, of Latine seruice, of inuocation, of prohibitiō of meates and mariage, of vowing chastitie, of sectes & rules of diuers religions, of indulgences and pardōs: also with their doctrine taught now of magistrates, of the fulnes of power, and regalitie of the sea of Rome, with many other like to these, &c. then will I be glad to heare what they wil say to the premisses.