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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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and of that burden ought he well to discharge himself, any excommunication against him pretended in any wise notwithstanding. 17. By the Censures ecclesiastical, as of excommunication, suspending, and interdict, the clergy to their own advancement cause the lay people to aid them: they multiply their avarice, they defend their malice, and prepare the way to Antichrist. And it is an evident sign that such censures proceed from Antichrist, which in their process they call Fulminations, that is, their thunderbolts where with the clergy principally proceedeth against those that declare the wickedness of Antichrist, who so greatly for his own commodity hath abused them. 18. If the pope be evil, especially if he be a reprob•••, then is he with Judas a very devil, a thief and the son of perdition, and is not the head of the holy Church militant nor any member of the same. 19. The grace of predestination is the band, wherewith the body of the church and every member of the same is indissolubly joined to their head Christ. 20. The pope or Prelate that is evil and a reprobate, is a Pastor in name, and not in deed, yea he is a thief and a robber in very deed. 21. The P. ought not to be called the most holy one for his office sake,1 for then ought a king to be called by his office the most holy one: and hangmen with other such officers also were to be called holy, yea the devil himself ought to be called holy, forasmuch as he is Gods officer. 22. If the pope live contrary unto Christ, although he clime up by the right and lawful election according to the common custom of men:2 yet notwithstanding should be otherwise clime then by Christ, yea though we admit that he should enter by the election principally made by God. For Judas Iscariot was lawfully elect of GOD Christ Jesus to his bishopric, and yet came not he the same way he ought to do unto the sheepfold. 23 The condemnation of 45. articles of John Wycliffe by the doctors made, is unreasonable, wicked and naught, & the cause by them alleged is feigned that is, that none of them are Catholic, but every on of them heretical, erroneous, or slanderous. 14.
and of that burden ought he well to discharge himselfe, any excommunication against him pretended in any wise notwithstanding. 17. By the Censures ecclesiasticall, as of excommunication, suspending, and interdicte, the clergy to their owne aduauncement cause the lay people to ayd them: they multiply their auarice, they defend their malice, and prepare the way to Antichrist. And it is an euident signe that such censures proceede from Antichrist, which in their process they call Fulminationes, that is, their thunderboltes where with the clergy principally proceedeth agaynst those that declare the wickednes of Antichrist, who so greatly for hys owne commoditie hath abused them. 18. If the pope be euill, especially if he be a reprob, thē is he with Iudas a very deuill, a theefe and the sonne of perdition, and is not the head of the holy Church militant nor any member of the same. 19. The grace of predestination is the band, wherwith the body of the church and euery member of the same is indissolubly ioyned to their head Christ. 20. The pope or Prelate that is euill and a reprobate, is a Pastor in name, and not in deede, yea he is a theefe and a robber in very deede. 21. The P. ought not to be called the most holy one for his office sake,