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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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Secondly, if they would prove by the allegation of the Doctors, Irenaeus, Ambrose, Augustine, Theodoritus aforesaid, the Bishop of Rome to be the chief of all Bishops, therefore, because the city whereof he is bishop, is the chief and principal above all other Churches, that consequent is to be denied. For it followeth not (taking as I said, the principality of that church to stand [Greek or Hebrew] that is, upon the principal dominion of that city) no more then this consequent followeth.
Secondly, if they would proue by the allegation of the Doctours, Irenaeus, Ambrose, Augustine, Theodoritus aforesaid, the Bishop of Rome to bee the chiefe of all Bishops, therfore, because the citie wherof he is bishop, is the chiefe and principall aboue all other Churches, that consequent is to be denied. For it followeth not (taking as I said, the principallitie of that church to stand 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that is, vpon the principal dominion of that citie) no more then this consequent followeth.
London is the chief City in all England. Ergo, the bishop of London is the chiefest of all bishops in the Realm.
London is the chiefe Citie in all England. Ergo, the bishop of London is the chiefest of all bishops in the Realme.
Which argument were derogatory to the bishop both of Canterbury, and of York.
Which argument were derogatory to the bishop both of Canterbury, and of Yorke.