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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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Moreover from Justices,1 Judges, Lawyers, Sergeants, Attorneys, which be necessary offices in the common wealth, what differeth the Popes Inquisitors, Canonists, Doctors and Bachelors of the Popes law, Commissaries, Officials, Proctors, Promoters, with such other, which serve no less in spiritual Court, & in the consistory, then the other aforesaid do in temporal Court, or in the Guildhall. Now who so list to compare the glory and magnificence of the one, with the glory of the other:2 also the power and strength of the one regiment, with the power of the other: and so the riches of the one, with the riches of the other, I suppose he shall see no great odds between them both, taking the Popes kingdom as it hath stood in his full ruff, & yet doth stand, where Churches are not reformed.3 As for subtlety and politic practise, there is no man that doubteth, that is indifferent, nor that seeth not, that hath his eyes, but that the Popes hierarchy in holding up their state, far excelleth all the kingdoms of worldly Princes, of whom all other may take example to learn.
Moreouer from Iustices,1 Iudges, Laweyers, Sergeants, Attorneyes, which be necessary offices in the cō mon wealth, what differeth the Popes Inquisitors, Canonistes, Doctours and Bachelers of the Popes lawe, Comissaries, Officials, Proctors, Promoters, with such other, which serue no lesse in spirituall Court, & in the consistorie, then the other aforesaid doe in temporall Court, or in the Yeldhall. Now who so list to compare the glory and magnificence of the one, with the glory of the other:2 also the power and strength of the one regiment, with the power of the other: and so the ryches of the one, wyth the ryches of the other, I suppose he shall see no great ods betweene them both, taking the Popes kingdome as it hath stood in his full ruffe, & yet doth stande, where Churches are not reformed.3