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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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We have heard hitherto the oaths, censures, and judgements of certain particular Bishops of York,1 of Winchester, of London, of Duresme, and also of Edmund Bonor, Archdeacon then of Leicester, against the Popes unlawful usurpation. Now for the more fortification of the matter, and satisfying of the Reader, it shall not be much out of purpose, besides the consent and approbation of these aforesaid, to infer also the public and general agreement of the whole Clergy of England, as in a total sum together, confirmed and ratified in their own public book, made and set forth by them about the same time, called then the Bishops book. In the which book, although many things were very slender & unperfect, yet as touching this cause of the Bishop of Romes regalty, we will hear (God willing) what their whole opinion & provincial determination did conclude, according as by their own words in the same book, is to be seen word for word, as followeth, subscribed also with their own names: the Catalogue of whom under their own confession, shall appear.
We haue heard hetherto the othes, censures, and iudgementes of certayne particulare Byshoppes of Yorke,1 of Winchester, of London, of Duresme, and also of Edmund Bonor, Archdeacon then of Leycester, agaynst the Popes vnlawfull vsurpatiō. Now for the more fortification of the matter, and satisfying of the Reader, it shall not be much out of purpose, besides the consent and approbatiō of these aforesayd, to inferre also the publicke and generall agreement of the whole Clergy of Englād, as in a totall summe together, confirmed and ratified in theyr owne publicke booke, made and set forth by them about the same tyme, called then the Bishops booke. In the which booke, although many thinges were very slender & vnperfect, yet as touching this cause of the Bishop of Romes regalty, we wyll heare (God willing) what theyr whole opinion & prouinciall determinatiō did conclude, according as by their own words in the same book, is to be sene word for word, as foloweth, subscribed also with theyr owne names: the Catologue of whom vnder theyr owne confession, shall appere.
- 1Testimonies out of the bishops book, against the Popes supremacy.Testimonies out of the byshops booke, against the Popes supremacye.