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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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Dost not thou think (said they) that we pertain to the universal church? Yes (quoth he) but as dead members, unto whom the church is not beneficial, for your works are the devises of man, and your Church a weak foundation▪ for ye say & preach,1 that the popes word is equal with Gods word in every degree. Why (said they) did not Christ say to Peter, To thee I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven? He said that (quoth he) to all, as well as to Peter, and Peter had no more authority given him then they, or else the churches planted in every kingdom by their preaching, are no churches.2 Doth not S. Paul say, Upon the foundations of the apostles and prophets? Therefore I say plainly, that the church that is built upon a man, is the devils church or congregation, & not Gods. And as every Church this day is appointed to be ruled by a bishop or pastor, ordained by the word of God in preaching & ministration of the sacraments under the prince the supreme governor under God: so to say, that all the churches with their princes & governors be subject to one bishop, is detestable heresy, & the pope your God challenging this power to him self, is the greatest schismatic that ever was in the church, & most foul whore of whom John in the Revelation speaketh.3
Dost not thou thinke (sayde they) that we pertaine to the vniuersal church? Yes (quoth he) but as dead mēbers, vnto whom the church is not beneficial, for your workes are the deuises of man, and your Church a weake foundation▪ for ye say & preach,1 yt the popes word is equall with Gods word in euery degree. Why (sayd they) did not Christ say to Peter, To thee I will geue the keyes of the kingdome of heauen? He said that (quoth he) to al, as wel as to Peter, and Peter had no more authority geuen him then they, or els ye churches planted in euery kingdom by theyr preaching, are no churches.2 Doth not S. Paul say, Vpon the foundations of the apostles and prophets? Therefore I say plainly, that the church that is built vpon a mā, is the deuils church or congregation, & not Gods. And as euery Church this day is appoynted to be ruled by a bishop or pastor, ordeined by ye word of God in preaching & ministration of the sacramēts vnder the prince the supreme gouernor vnder God: so to say, yt all the churches with their princes & gouernours be subiect to one bishop, is detestable heresie, & the pope your God chalenging this power to him selfe, is the greatest schismatike that euer was in the church, & most foul whore of whom Iohn in the Reuelation speaketh.