A67926:3498
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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Finally, all those Priests that be married, and openly known to have their wives,1 or that hereafter do intend to marry, shall be deprived of all Spiritual promotion, & from doing any duty of a Priest, and shall have no manner of office, dignity, cure, privilege, profit, or commodity in any thing appertaining to the Clergy, but from thence forth shall be taken,2 had, and reputed as lay persons, to all purposes and intents: and those that shall after this proclamation marry, shall run in his graces indignation, and suffer punishment and imprisonment at his graces will & pleasure.
Finally, all those Priestes that be maryed, and openly knowne to haue theyr wiues,1 or that hereafter do intēd to marry, shall be depriued of all Spirituall promotion, & from doyng any duety of a Priest, and shall haue no manner of office, dignity, cure, priuiledge, profit, or commodity in any thing appertaining to the Clergy, but from thence forth shalbe taken,2 had, and reputed as lay persons, to all purposes and intentes: and those that shall after thys proclamation marry, shall runne in his graces indignatō, and suffer punishment and imprisonment at his graces will & pleasure.
- 1Married priests punished.Maryed priestes punished.
- 2Difference to be taught between things commaū dead of God, and ceremonies uncommaunded.Difference to be taught betwene things commaū ded of God, and ceremonyes vncommaunded.