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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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In like sort,1 an other Bishop of Rome called Uitalianus did the same, as it is written in the Decrees in the 63. Distinct. cap. Agatho.
- 1Pope Vitalianus subject to the Emperor. 63. Dist. Agatho. 63. Dist. cum longè.Pope Vitalianus subiecte to the Emperour. 63. Dist. Agatho. 63. Dist. cum longè.
The like did S. Ambrose, and S. Gregory, before them, as it is written in the chap. Cum longè, in the same. Distinct. During all which time, the bishops of Rome followed well the doctrine of S. Peter and S. Paul left unto them, to be subjects and to obey their Princes.
The like did S. Ambrose, and S. Gregory, before thē, as it is written in the chap. Cum longè, in the same. Distinct. During al which time, the byshops of Rome folowed wel the doctrine of S. Peter and S. Paule left vnto them, to be subiectes and to obey theyr Princes.
Thus after that Bishop Tonstall playing the earnest Lutheran, both by scriptures and ancient Doctors,1 also by examples sufficient of the primitive church, hath proved and declared, how the Bishops of Rome ought to submit themselves to their higher powers, under whom God hath appointed every creature in this world to obey: now let us likewise see how the said Bishop Tonstall describeth unto us his disobedience intolerable, his pride incomparable, and his malignant malice most execrable.