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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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Item, if the scholar ought not to be above the master, how then could either Peter take that upon him, which Christ his master so constantly did refuse, or how can the Bishop of Rome now claim that by succession, whereof no example is to be found either in the head, or his predecessor before him? For so we read in Eusebius, both of Peter, James, & John, that they did arrogate no such primacy unto them, but were content that James surnamed Justus, should be the Bishop of the Apostles.
Item, if the scholer ought not to be aboue the mayster, how then could either Peter take that vppon him, which Christ his maister so constantly did refuse, or how can the Byshop of Rome now clayme that by succession, whereof no example is to be founde either in the head, or his predecessor before him? For so we read in Eusebius, both of Peter, Iames, & Iohn, that they did arrogate no such primacie vnto them, but were contēt that Iames surnamed Iustus, should be the Byshop of the Apostles.
And as for the name and signification of the word Primatus i. primacy, if it be taken for the first nomination,1 or the first place given, so he granteth that Peter had the preferment of the first name and place in the order of the Apostles. But it followeth not, that with this primacy he had also a kingdom given.2 And though he were bid of the Lord to confirm his brethren: yet was he not bid to exercise an empery upon his brethren, for so were they not his brethren, but his subjects.
And as for the name and signification of the word Primatus i. primacie, if it be taken for the first nomination,1 or the first place giuen, so he graūteth that Peter had the preferment of the first name and place in the order of the Apostles. But it foloweth not, that with this primacie he had also a kyngdome giuen.