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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 like effect follow also the words of Illyricus afore said: Decretum fecit, 1ne quis à Sacerdote Sacramentum su•cipiat, quem sciret habere Concubinam, seu uxorem, and allegeth, as Uolaterane doth, the said Distinction of Gratiam Distinct. 32. Nullus. In alleging whereof both they seem to be deceived, mistaking belike one Nicolas for an other, as may be proved, & made good by three or four reasons.
In like effect folow also the wordes of Illyricus afore sayd: Decretum fecit, 1ne quis à Sacerdote Sacramentum su•cipiat, quem sciret habere Concubinam, seu vxorem, and alledgeth, as Uolaterane doth, the sayd Distinction of Gratiam Distinct. 32. Nullus. In alleadging whereof both they seme to be deceiued, mistaking belike one Nicolas for an other, as may be proued, & made good by three or foure reasons.
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First, by the words of Pope Alexander the second, in the next Chapter following,1 who being the successor of Leo and Nicolas the second, useth the same words in his Synod of Mantua (which Gracian referreth unto Nicolas, and prosecuteth the same more amply and fully alleging moreover the former constitution of both his predecessors Pope Leo and Nicolas: which by all stories are known to be Leo the ninth and Nicolas the second, which both were next before him. The words of Alexander. 2. be these: Praeter hoc autem praecipiendo mandamus, ut nullus Missam audiat praesbiteri quem scit Concubinam habere indubitanter, vel subintroductam mulierem, unde etiam sancta Synodus hoc capitulum sub excommunication statuit, dicens Quicunque Sacerdotum, diaconorum, Subdiaconorum, post con stitutum beatae memoriae praedecessoris nostri sancti Leonis Papae & Nicolai, de castitate Clericorum, Concubinam palam du erit, vel ductam non reliquerit. &c. By the which words speaking of Nicolas his predecessor it is evident to understand this to be Pope Nicolas the second, which was his next predecessor and not Pope Nicolas the first, who was about 200. years before him.