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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 what if S. Peter the blessed Apostle be called and counted of the old ancient Doctors, as head and Prince of the Apostles,1 which is as much as Coryphaeus Apostolorum, for his excellent faith, for his divine confession & singular affection to the Lord Jesus: yet what Interest or charge either hath he to challenge over the Apostles, or the Pope after him over all other bishops & the whole church of Christ, although the Pope have the like excellency of Christs faith which Peter had, as would God he had? As concerning these allegations therefore out of the Doctors, two things are to be observed: First, that neither these names and titles though they be given to Peter, do give him any state or dominion above other Apostles: nor yet the succession of him doth further any whit this celsitude and regality of the Pope to advance him above his fellow Archbishops, as he now doth.
And what if S. Peter the blessed Apostle be called and counted of the old auncient Doctours, as head and Prince of the Apostles,1 which is as much as Coryphaeus Apostolorum, for his excellent faith, for his deuine confession & singular affection to the Lorde Iesus: yet what Interest or charge either hath he to chalenge ouer the Apostles, or the Pope after him ouer all other bishops & the whole church of Christ, although the Pope haue the like excellencie of Christes faith which Peter had, as would God he had? As concerning these allegations therfore out of the Doctors, two thinges are to be obserued: First, that neither these names and titles though they be geuen to Peter, doe geue him any state or dominion aboue other Apostles: nor yet the succession of him doth further any whit this celsitude and regalitie of the Pope to aduance him aboue his fellow Archbishops, as he now doth.
- 1Petrus Princeps & Coryphaeus Apostolorum.