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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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As we have discoursed before by histories and order of time,1 the antiquity of the iij. former Articles above mentioned, to wit, of transubstantiation, of the half communion and of private Masses, so now coming to the Article of vows and of Priests marriage, the reader will look perchance to be satisfied in this likewise, as in the other before & to be certified from what continuance of time these vows & unmarried life of Priests have continued.2 Wherein although sufficient hath been said before in the former process of this history, as in the life of Anselmus. pag. 195. also of Pope Hildebrand, pag. 175. &c. yet for the better establishing of the readers mind against this wicked article of Priests marriage, it shall be no great labour lost, here briefly to recapitulate in the tractatiō of this matter, either what before hath been said, or what more is to be added.
As we haue discoursed before by histories and order of tyme,1 the antiquitie of the iij. former Articles aboue mentioned, to witte, of trāsubstātiation, of the halfe cōmunion and of priuate Masses, so now commyng to the Article of vowes and of Priestes mariage, the reader will looke perchaunce to be satisfied in this likewise, as in the other before & to be certified from what cōtinuaunce of tyme these vowes & vnmaried lyfe of Priests haue continued.2 Wherin although sufficient hath bene sayd before in the former processe of this history, as in the life of Anselmus. pag. 195. also of Pope Hildebrād, pag. 175. &c. yet for the better establishing of ye readers mynde agaynst this wicked article of Priests mariage, it shalbe no great labour lost, here briefly to recapitulate in the tractatiō of this matter, either what before hath bene sayd, or what more is to be added.
- 1The 4. and 5. articles of vows & priests marriage.The 4. and 5. articles of vowes & priests maryage.
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