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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 after it followeth in this wise: Si haec de Simoniaca & Nicolaitarum heresy delenda & funditus destruenda fideliter non obseruavero, ab omnipotenti Deo & omnibus Sanctis sim excommunicatus et anathematizatus, & ab omni Christianorum consortio inueniar alienus.
And after it followeth in this wise: Si haec de Simoniaca & Nicolaitarum haeresi delenda & funditus destruenda fideliter non obseruauero, ab omnipotenti Deo & omnibus Sanctis sim excommunicatus et anathematizatus, & ab omni Christianorum consortio inueniar alienus.
And moreover it followeth upon the same: Anathematizo quoque omnes haereses extollentes see aduersus sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam, 1specialiter vero et nominatim. Simoniacam haeresin: deindé Nicolaitarum aquè abominabilem haeresin, quae impudenter latrat, sacri altaris Ministros ⟨p. 1164⟩debere vel posse licenter uti coniugibus, quomodo & laicos, &c. As much to say in English, as, I do accurse all heresies extolling themselves against the holy catholic and Apostolic church, 2but especially and namely, the heresy of Simony: and in like manner, the abominable heresy of the Nicolaitanes, which impudently barketh, that the Ministers of the holy altar may & ought to use wives lawfully, as well as lay men, &c. And thus much concerning the Synod of Milan, under Pope Alexander. 2. an. 1067.
And moreouer it followeth vpon the same: Anathematizo quoque omnes haereses extollentes se aduersus sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam, 1specialiter vero et nominatim. Simoniacam haeresin: deindé Nicolaitarum aquè abominabilem haeresin, quae impudēter latrat, sacri altaris Ministros ⟨p. 1164⟩