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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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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?
And againe, if this tradition concerning the vnmarryed life of Priestes had stand vpon such an olde foundation from the second Councel 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 Lawes and decrees to be deuised & enacted, for the abolishing o• priests marriage, if the same had bene of such a long antiquitie as they would make men beleeue?
By these things considered it may appear, that this distraction of Priests marriage, by public Law compelling them to single life,1 was nether received for a full law generally to be observed in the Church of Rome, but only since the beginning of Hildebrand, that is, since these five hundred years.
By these thinges considered it may appeare, that this distraction of Priests marriage, by publique Lawe compelling them to single life,1 was nether receiued for a ful law generally to be obserued in the Church of Rome, but only since the beginning of Hildebrand, that is, since these fiue hundred yeares.
- 1The general law forbidding Priests to ma•y, when it first began.