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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.
Of Magistrates and civill government.
Of Magistrates and ciuill gouernement.
YE hard before what rules and lessons S. Paul gave to the old Romans concerning Magistrates, to whose authority he would all human creatures to be subjected and how they are the ministers of God, having the sword given unto them, wherewith they ought to repress false doctrine and idolatry, and maintain that which is true & right. Rom. 13. Now let us survey a little the Popes proceedings, and mark how far he transgresseth in this, as he doth in all other points almost from true christianity.
YE hard before what rules and lessons S. Paule gaue to the old Romanes concerning Magistrats, to whose authoritie he would all humaine creatures to be subiected and how they are the ministers of God, hauing the sworde giuen vnto them, wherewith they ought to represse false doctrine and idolatry, and maintaine that which is true & right. Rom. 13. Now let vs suruey a litle the Popes proceedinges, and marke how farre he transgresseth in this, as he doth in al other points almost from true christianity.