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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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A man ought not to believe, that he which is bishop of Rome is the head of every particular Church, unless god have predestinate him. 12. None is the vicar of Christ, or else of Peter, unless he follow him in manners and conditions, seeing that there is no other following more pertinent, nor otherwise apt to receive of God this power procuratory. For unto the office of a vicegerent of Christ is required, the conformity of manners and the authority of the institutor. 13. The pope is not the manifest and true successor of Peter the Prince of the Apostles, if he live in manners contrary to Peter: and if he hunt after avarice, then is he the vicar of Judas Iscariot. And likewise the Cardinals be not the true and manifest successors of the College of the other Apostles of Christ, unless they live according to the manner of the Apostles, keeping the commandments & counsels of our Lord Jesus Christ. 14. The Doctors alleging, that if a man, which will not be amended by the Ecclesiastical censures, is to be delivered to the secular powers: do follow in this point, the bishops, Scribes and Pharisees, that delivered Christ to the secular power (saying it is not lawful for us to kill any man) because he would not obey them in all things, and that such be greater homicides then Pilate. 15. The ecclesiastical obedience is such an obedience as the Priests of the church have found out, besides the express authority of the scripture. The immediate division of human works, is yt they be either virtuous or vicious, & if a man be vicious, and doth any thing, then doth he it viciously, & if he be virtuous, and doth any thing, then doth he it virtuously. For like as vice which is called a great offer or mortal sin, doth stain all the doings of a vicious man: so virtue doth quicken all the doings of a virtuous man. 16. A priest of God living after his law, and having the knowledge of the scripture, and a desire to edify the people ought to preach, notwithstanding any excommunication, pretended of the pope, And further, if the pope, or any other magistrate doeth forbid a priest so disposed to preach, he ought not to be obedient unto hi•. For every one that taketh upon him the order of priesthood, receiveth in charge the office of a preacher:
A man ought not to beleue, that he which is byshop of Rome is the head of euery particuler Churche, vnles god haue predestinate hym. 12. None is the vicare of Christ, or els of Peter, vnlesse he follow him in maners and conditions, seing that there is no other following more pertinent, nor otherwise apte to receiue of God this power procuratory. For vnto ye office of a vicegerent of Christ is required, the conformitie of maners and the authoritie of the institutor. 13. The pope is not the manifest and true successor of Peter the Prince of the Apostles, if he liue in maners contrary to Peter: and if he hunt after auarice, then is he the vicar of Iudas Iscarioth. And likewise the Cardinalles be not the true and manifest successors of the Colledge of the other Apostles of Christ, vnles they lyue according to the maner of the Apostles, keeping the commaundementes & counsels of our Lord Iesus Christ. 14. The Doctors alledging, that if a man, which will not be amended by the Ecclesiasticall censures, is to be deliuered to the secular powers: do follow in this poynt, the byshops, Scribes and Phariseis, that deliuered Christ to the secular power (saying it is not lawfull for vs to kill anye man) because he would not obey them in all thinges, and that such be greater homicides then Pilate. 15. The ecclesiasticall obedience is such an obedience as ye Priestes of the church haue found out, besides the expresse authoritie of the scripture. The immediate deuision of humaine works, is yt they be either vertuous or vicious, & if a man be vicious, and doth any thyng, then doth he it vitiously, & if he be vertuous, and doth any thinge, thē doth he it vertuously. For like as vice which is called a great offere or mortall sin, doth stayne all ye doyngs of a vicious man: so vertue doth quicken all the doinges of a vertuous man. 16. A priest of God liuing after hys lawe, and hauing the knowledge of the scripture, and a desire to edify the people ought to preach, notwithstanding any excommunication, pretended of the pope, And further, if the pope, or anye other magistrate doeth forbid a priest so disposed to preache, he ought not to be obedient vnto hi. For euery one that taketh vpō him the order of priesthood, receiueth in charge the office of a preacher: