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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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This prophecy of S. Paul thus standing (as it doth firm and certain, that is,1 that forbidding of marriage must happen in the latter times of the world, then must it needs consequently follow thereby, that the married life of priests is more ancient in the Church, then is the single life, then the law I mean commanding the single life of Priests. Which may soon be proved to be true, by the true count of times, and search of histories.
This prophesie of S. Paule thus standing (as it doth firme and certain, that is,1 that forbidding of mariage must happen in the latter times of the world, then must it nedes consequently follow therby, that the maried life of priestes is more auncient in the Church, then is the single life, then the law I meane commaunding the single life of Priests. Which may soone be proued to be true, by the true count of times, and search of hystories.
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For first at the Council of Nice, it is notorious that this devilish law of marriage to be restrained, was stopped by Paph••tius.
For first at the Councell of Nice, it is notorious that this diuelish law of mariage to be restrained, was stopped by Paph••tius.