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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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Like as in the person of man, the head is the principal part of the whole body, being endued with reason, & furnished with most excellent senses, by the which the whole body of man is directed, ⟨p. 18⟩so thereof is derived by a metaphor, to what man or thing soever nature or condition hath given the greatest excellē city, of gifts and properties above other parts or members, the same society to be called of the said parties, Caput, or Princeps, head or Prince. And yet the same head or Prince so called, hath not always dominion or jurisdiction of the rest. So we call in our vulgar speech the head or chief men of the parish, who for their riches, wisdom, or place, are most specially noted: After like phrase of speech we call the head man of the Inquest, him that hath the first place. And yet neither they nor these have any dominion or jurisdiction upon the residue. In a school the chiefest Scholar in learning, is not therefore the master or governor of his fellows.1 Neither hath M. Cicero any title thereby to claim subjection and service of all other Orators, because he is named Princeps eloquentiae, and goeth before them in that kind of phrase. The same Cicero. Lib. 1. offic. calleth Cratippū principem huius aetatis Philosophorum: as Homerus also may be called Poetarum Princeps: And yet neither Philosophers to Cratippus, nor Poets to Homer, owe any thing else, but only fame and praise.
Like as in the person of mā, the hed is the principal part of the whole body, being endued with reason, & furnished with most excellēt senses, by the which ye whole body of mā is directed, ⟨p. 18⟩so thereof is deriued by a metaphor, to what man or thing soeuer nature or condition hath giuen the greatest excellē cie, of gifts and properties aboue other partes or mēbers, the same societie to be called of the said parties, Caput, or Princeps, head or Prince. And yet the same head or Prince so called, hath not alwayes dominion or iurisdictiō of the rest. So we call in our vulgar speach the head or chiefe men of the parish, who for their riches, wisdom, or place, are most specially noted: After like phrase of speach we call the head man of the Inquest, him that hath the first place. And yet neither they nor these haue any dominion or iurisdiction vpon the residue. In a schoole the chiefest Scholer in learning, is not therefore the maister or gouernour of his fellowes.