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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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Although as touching this prohibition of priests to be married, I am not ignorant, that certain of the contrary faction, in searching out the reach and antiquity of this tradition, for priests to abstain from wives, do refer the same to the time of the second Council of Carthage, which was about the time of Pope Syritius, a great enemy to Ministers wives, as appeareth Distinct. 84. Cum praeterito. 1Yet notwithstanding to the same may be answered, that this was no universal or general Council, but some particular Synod, and therefore of no such great forcible authority.
Although as touching this prohibition of priestes to be maried, I am not ignoraunt, that certaine of the contrary faction, in searching out the reache and antiquitie of this tradition, for priestes to abstaine from wiues, doe referre the same to the time of the seconde Councell of Carthage, which was about ye time of Pope Syritius, a great enemy to Ministers wyues, as appeareth Distinct. 84. Cum praeterito. 1Yet notwithstanding to the same may be aunsweared, that this was no vniuersall or generall Councel, but some particular Synode, and therfore of no such great forceable authoritie.
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2 Secondly, the same Synod being about the time of Pope Syritius, who was a capital enemy against priests marriage:1 may seem to draw some corruption of the time then present.
2 Secondly, the same Synode being about the time of Pope Syritius, who was a capitall enemy against priests marryage: