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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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, concerning the authority of the keys, thus he writeth, answering to his 12. Article: Soli sacerdotes ordinati ritè per pontifices, habent Claves, quarum virtute ligant & soluunt (1 clave non errante) quod & facere eos non dubito, quam libet sint peccatores. Nam Sacramentorum efficaciam non minuit, nedum tollit ministrorum indignitas, quam diu ab Ecclesia tolerantur. &c.
Moreouer, concerning the authoritie of the keyes, thus he writeth, answering to hys 12. Article: Soli sacerdotes ordinati ritè per pontifices, habent Claues, quarum virtute ligant & soluunt (1 claue non errante) quod & facere eos non dubito, quam libet sint peccatores. Nam Sacramentorum efficaciam non minuit, nedum tollit ministrorum indignitas, quam diu ab Ecclesia tolerantur. &c.
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By these words of Bilney written by him in Latin, although it may be thought how ignorant & gross he was after the rudeness of those days, yet by the same notwithstanding it may appear, how falsely he is noted & slandered by M. More, and Cope my friend, to have recanted the Articles, which he did never hold or maintain otherwise in all his life. And therefore (as I said) though it be granted to M. More, or in his absence, to my friend Cope, that Bilney was assoiled, was confessed, & houseled before his burning, yet all this argueth not that he recanted.
By these wordes of Bilney written by him in Latine, although it may be thought how ignorant & grosse he was after the rudenes of those dayes, yet by the same notwithstanding it may appeare, how falsely he is noted & sclaundered by M. More, and Cope my friend, to haue recanted the Articles, which he did neuer hold or mayntayne otherwise in all his life. And therefore (as I sayde) though it be graunted to M. More, or in his absence, to my friende Cope, that Bilney was assoyled, was cōfessed, & housseled before his burning, yet all this argueth not yt he recanted.