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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 Finally, though this constitution of the Council of Carthage, were perfectly sound, without all corruption,1 yet plain and evident it is by this Uolusianus, Bishop also of Carthage, that the same constitution took no great hold in the Church, for so much as we see, that both this Uolusianus was married after that in Carthage him self, and also besides him many hundred years after, Marriage was a common matter through most Churches of Christendom, amongest Bishops and priests, as partly before hath been declared. And more may be seen in histories, what great tumults and business was long after that in Hildebrand's time, and after him also amongest the Clergy men, both in Italy, Spain, France, and in all quarters of Christendom, for separating priests from their liberty of marrying.
6 Finally, though this constitution of the Councell of Carthage, were perfectly sounde, without all corruption,1 yet plaine and euident it is by this Uolusianus, Byshop also of Carthage, that the same constitution tooke no great holde in the Churche, for so muche as we see, that both this Uolusianus was married after that in Carthage him selfe, and also besides him many hundreth yeares after, Marriage was a common matter through moste Churches of Christendome, amongest Bishoppes and priests, as partly before hath beene declared. And more maye be seene in hystories, what great tumultes and busines was long after that in Hildebrandes time, and after him also amongest the Clergy men, both in Italie, Spayne, France, and in al quarters of Christendome, for seperating priestes from their libertie of marrying.
- 1Priests and Bishops married long after the 2 Councell of Carthage.Priestes and Byshops maried long after the 2 Councell of Carthage.
And again, if this tradition concerning the unmarried life of Priests had stand upon such an old foundation from the second Council of Carthage (as they pretend) what needed then in the time of Pope Nicolas. 2. Pope Alexander. 2. Pope Gregory. 7. and other Popes after them, so much labour to be taken, so many Laws and decrees to be devised & enacted, for the abolishing o priests marriage, if the same had been of such a long antiquity as they would make men believe?