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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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Here may ye now see how the Bishop of Rome doth wrongfully encroach upon our great Bishop Jesus Christ, to take from him, not only this name Magnus, and is not with that name yet contented, but addeth more, Videlicet, Maximus, Summus, Sanctus, Beatissimus, Universalis, and such other. The greater, the highest, the holyest, the blessedst, and universal in the superlative degrees and yet there is no great Bishop but Christ only no supreme Bishop, but he only, none holy, none blessed, none universal Bishop but only he. The B. of Rome, & all other bishops are but underlings & unworthy suffragans unto this Bishop Christ.
Here may ye now see how the Byshop of Rome doth wrongfully encroch vpon our great Byshop Iesus Christ, to take from him, not onely this name Magnus, and is not with that name yet contented, but addeth more, Videlicet, Maximus, Summus, Sanctus, Beatissimus, Vniuersalis, and such other. The greater, the highest, the holyest, the blessedst, and vniuersall in the superlatiue degrees and yet there is no great Byshop but Christ onely no supreme Byshop, but he onely, none holy, none blessed, none vniuersall Bishop but only he. The B. of Rome, & all other bishops are but vnderlinges & vnworthy suffragans vnto this Bishop Christ.
This our Christ (as witnesseth the Apostle) is Pontifex nostrae confessionis, the Bishop whom we do confess to be our great bishop, our high bishop, our supreme Bishop, our holy, blessed and universal Bishop. Which names are reserved only unto Christ, and to no earthly Bishop: Not to the Bishop of Rome, not to the Bishop of Jerusalem, not to the Bishop of Antioch, nor of Constantinople, nor to any other Bishop. No earthly bishop to presume to take upon him these high and holy names only to God appropriate.
This our Christ (as witnesseth the Apostle) is Pontifex nostrae confessionis, the Bishop whom we do confesse to be our great bishop, our high bishop, our supreme Bishop, our holy, blessed and vniuersall Bishop. Which names are reserued onely vnto Christ, and to no earthly Bishop: Not to the Bishop of Rome, not to the Bishop of Ierusalem, not to the Bishop of Antioch, nor of Constantinople, nor to any other Bishop. No earthly byshop to presume to take vpon him these high and holy names onely to God apropriate.