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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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The first is, that the Dean, Persons, Vicars, and other having cure of soul any where within this Deanery shall faithfully keep and observe, and as far as in them may lye, shall cause to be kept and observed of all other, all and singular laws and statutes of this Realm,1 made for the abolishing and extirpation of the bishop of Romes pretensed and usurped power, and jurisdiction within this Realm, and for the stablishment and confirmation of the Kings authority and jurisdiction within the same, as of the supreme head of the Church of England, shall to the uttermost of their wit, knowledge, and learning, purely, sincerely, and without any colour or dissimulation, declare manifest, and open, by the space of one quarter of a year now next ensuing, once every Sunday, and after at the leastwise, twice every quarter of a year, in their Sermons, and other collations,2 that the Bishop of Romes usurped power and jurisdiction, having no establishment, nor ground by the law of God, was of most just causes taken away and abolished, and that therefore they owe unto him no manner of obedience or subjection, and that the Kings power is within his dominion, the highest potentate & power under God to whom all men within the same dominion, by Gods commandment, owe most loyalty and obedience afore and above all other potentates in earth.
The first is, that the Deane, Persons, Uicares, and other hauing cure of soule any where within this Deanrye shall faithfully keepe and obserue, and as farre as in them may lye, shall cause to be kept and obserued of all other, all and singular lawes and statutes of this Realme,1 made for the abolishing and extirpatiō of the bishop of Romes pretensed and vsurped power, and iurisdiction within thys Realme, and for the stablishment and confirmation of the Kings authoritie and iurisdiction within the same, as of the supreame head of the Church of Englande, shall to the vttermost of their wit, knowledge, and learning, purely, sincerely, and without any colour or dissimulation, declare manifest, and open, by the space of one quarter of a yeare nowe nexte ensuing, once euery Sonday, and after at the leastwise, twise euery quarter of a yeare, in their Sermōs, and other collations,2