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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.
Who, if it so chance that they will not publicly and solemnly renounce and abjure their articles and errors, and take at your hands condigne penance, though it be to perpetual, or temporal punishment, according to your discretion, neither will be contented to put in sufficient surety that they will not hereafter hold nor nourish those errors and heresies, neither will induce other by word or deed, privily or apertly, directly or indirectly, or by any other manner of colour, to believe the same: that then you shall proceed against them, according to the quality of their errors and demerits, yea and if you see it so expedient, as against heretics, & as infected with heresy by our authority, according to the canonical sanctions su• marily and simply and plainly, sine strepitu & figura judicij, & of office, all appellation or appellations whatsoever ceasing and that you punish the same, according to the sanctions & traditions canonical, yea if need be, in leaving and committing them to the secular power: and against such as be superiors or learned doctors, laying the censures of ecclesiastical excommunication, all appellation set aside, also invocating, if need shall require, aid of the secular arm: The constitution as well of our predecessor P. Boniface 8. of blessed memory, wherein is decreed that no man without his City or diocese (except in certain cases) or in places being one days journey distant from thence where he inhabiteth,1 shall be called into judgement, & that no man do presume to depute judges from the sea Apostolic, without the city & diocese where they are deputed, to proceed against any: or do presume to commit their authority to any other person or persons or to fetch & remove any man beyond one days journey from out his Diocese where he dwelleth, or at most two days journey, if it be in a general Council:2 as also all other constitutions of any bishop of Rome, touching as well, Judges delegate, as persons not to be called to judgement beyond a certain number: or else any other edict indult, privilege, or exemption general or special granted from the Apostolic sea, for any person or persons not to be interdicted, suspended, or excommunicated, or cited up to judgement without the compass of certain limits:
Who, if it so chaunce that they wil not publikely and solemnly renounce and abiure their articles and errors, and take at your handes condigne penaunce, though it be to perpetual, or tēporal punishment, according to your discretion, neither wil be cōtented to put in sufficient suretie that they will not hereafter holde nor nourish those erroures and heresies, neither wil induce other by word or deed, priuily or apertly, directly or indirecly, or by any other maner of colour, to beleue the same: that then you shall proceede agaynst them, according to ye qualty of their erroures and demerites, yea and if you see it so expedient, as against heretickes, & as infected with heresie by our authoritie, according to the canonical sanctions su marily and simply and plainly, sine strepitu & figura iudicij, & of office, all appellatiō or appellations whatsoeuer ceasing and that you punish the same, according to the sanctions & traditions canonicall, yea if neede be, in leauing and committing them to the secular power: and agayinst such as be superiors or learned doctors, laying the censures of ecclesiasticall excōmunication, al appellation set aside, also innocating, if neede shall require, ayd of the secular arme: The constitution as wel of our predecessor P. Boniface 8. of blessed memory, wherein is decreed that no man without hys City or dioces (except in certayne cases) or in places being one daies iornye distant from thence where he inhabiteth,