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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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6. Sixthly, here is to be noted & remembered the crafty false packing, and fraud of the Romans: which in the Latin book of Councils, in divers new impressions, have suppressed this Canon, because be like, it maketh little with their purpose: playing much like with this, as Pope Zosimus Bonifacius and Celestinus played with the sixth council of Carthage, which for their supremacy would have forged a false Canon of Nice, had not the Council sent to Constantinople for the true exemplar thereof & so proved them open liars to their faces. So likewise this Canon above mentioned although it be omitted in some books, yet being found in the ancient & true written copies being alleged of Nilus a Greek Bishop of Thessalonica.1 CC. year tofore and moreover being found & alleged in the Popes own book of Decrees Distin. 31. must needs convince them of manifest theft & falsehood. Thus it may stand sufficiently proved that the depravation of Priests lawful marriage all this space was not entered into the church neither Greek nor Latin,2 at least took no full possession before Pope Hildebrandus tyme. Anno Domini. 1070 and especially Pope Calixtus time. Anno Domini. 1120. which were the first open extortors of Priests marriage.
6. Sixtly, heere is to be noted & remēbred the craftie false packing, and fraude of the Romaines: which in the Latine booke of Councels, in diuers new impressions, haue suppressed this Canon, because be like, it maketh little wt their purpose: plaieng much like with this, as Pope Zosimus Bonifacius and Celestinus played with ye sixt councel of Carthage, which for their supremacy would haue forged a false Canon of Nice, had not the Councell sent to Cōstantinople for the true exemplar therof & so proued them open lyers to their faces. So likewise this Canō aboue mētioned although it be omitted in some bookes, yet beyng found in the auncient & true written copies beyng alledged of Nilus a Greeke Byshop of Thessalonica.1 CC. yeare tofore and moreouer beyng found & alledged in the Popes own booke of Decrees Distin. 31. must needes conuince them of manifest theft & falsehoode. Thus it may stand sufficiently proued that ye deprauation of Priestes lawfull mariage all this space was not entred into the church neither Greeke nor Latin,