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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 the xxix. where you do ask, whether I believe that the Pope may make laws and statutes to bind all Christen men to the observance of the same,1 under the pain of deadly sin, so that such laws and statutes be not contrary to the law of God? I say,2 that if it be true that is written in the Decrees, that is to wit: Laws be never confirmed until they be approved by common manners of them that shall use them: then can not the Popes laws bind all Christen men: for the Greeks, and the Bohemians will (as you do know full well) never admit them, but do refuse them utterly, so that I do not find, that his laws may bind all Christen men.
In the xxix. where you do aske, whether I beleeue that the Pope may make lawes and statutes to binde all Christen men to the obseruance of the same,1 vnder the payne of deadly sinne, so that such lawes and statutes be not cōtrary to the law of God? I say,2 that if it be true that is written in the Decrees, that is to wit: Lawes be neuer confirmed vntill they be approued by common maners of thē that shal vse them: then can not the Popes lawes bind all Christen men: for the Greekes, and the Bohemes will (as you do know ful wel) neuer admit them, but do refuse thē vtterly, so that I do not finde, that his lawes may bind all Christen men.
- 1To the 2•. article.
- 2Laws and observation of the Pope, whether they bin•e to deadly sin. The Popes not […] of all men. The Pope hath no power to make laws binding under deadly sin, more thē hath the king or Emperor. Dist. 15. cap. Canons generalium. To the 30. article. The power of the Pope and prelates to Excommunicate.Lawes and obseruation of the Pope, whether they bin•e to deadly sinne. The Popes not of all men. The Pope hath no power to make lawes binding vnder deadly sinne, more thē hath the king or Emperour. Dist. 15. cap. Canones generalium. To the 30. article. The power of the Pope and prelates to Excommunicate.