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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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Ergo, the Apostolical sea of Rome, with the Bishops thereof, having succession from Peter, ought now to be chief of all other churches in these our days.
Ergo, the Apostolicall sea of Rome, with the Bishops therof, hauing successiō from Peter, ought now to be chiefe of all other churches in these our dayes.
This consequent might well follow,1 if the times were like, or if succession which gave them the cause of principality, were the same now, which was then. But now the time and succession is not correspondent, for then succession in the time of these Doctors, was as well in doctrine Apostolical, as in place Apostolical.2 Now the succession of doctrine Apostolical hath not long ceased in the sea Apostolical: and nothing remaineth but only place, which is the lest matter of true spiritual and Apostolical succession. And thus much to the authority and testimony of these forenamed Doctors.
This consequent might well follow,1 if the tymes were like, or if succession which gaue them the cause of principallitie, were the same now, which was then. But now the time and succession is not correspondent, for then succession in the time of these Doctours, was as well in doctrine Apostolicall, as in place Apostolicall.2 Now the succession of doctrine Apostolicall hath not long ceased in the sea Apostolicall: and nothing remaineth but onely place, which is the lest matter of true spirituall and Apostolical succession. And thus much to the authoritie and testimonie of these forenamed Doctors.