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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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Item, for that the testimony sometimes of the Roman §7bishop was wont in those days also to be desired, for admitting teachers and bishops in other churches, whereof we have example in Socrat lib. 4. cap. 37.
Item, for that the testimonie somtimes of the Romain §7bishop was woont in those dayes also to be desired, for admitting teachers and bishops in other churches, whereof we haue example in Socrat lib. 4. cap. 37.
Moreover, this was a great setting up of that church,§8 when as their sentence not only was required, but also received divers times of other bishops. And when Bishops of other provinces were at any dissension among themselves they of their own accord appealed to the bishop of Rome, desiring him to cite up both parties, and to have the hearing and deciding of the cause, as did Macarius and Hesychius send to Julius then bishop of Rome, &c.
Moreouer, this was a great setting vp of that church,§8 when as their sentence not only was required, but also receiued diuers times of other bishops. And when Bishops of other prouinces were at any dissention among thēselues they of their owne accord appealed to the bishop of Rome, desiring him to cite vp both parties, and to haue the hearing and deciding of the cause, as did Macarius and Hesychius send to Iulius then bishop of Rome, &c.
Item, in that certain of the Arians returning from