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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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Next after this Alexander, rose up Pope Hildebrand, of all other, the chiefest and most principal enemy against Priests Marriage. For whereas all other approved Canons and Councils were contented, that any Clergy man having a wife before his entering into his ministry,1 might enjoy the liberty of his marriage, so that he married not a widow, or a known harlot, or kept a Concubine, or were twice married, now cometh in Pope Hildebrand, making Priests Marriage to be heresy, and further enacting: That what soever Clerk, Deacon, or Minister had a wife, what so ever she was, (maid or other) either before his orders, or after, should utterly put her from him, or else forsake his Ministry. &c.
Nexte after this Alexander, rose vppe Pope Hildebrand, of all other, the chiefest and most principal enemy agaynste Priestes Marriage. For whereas all other approued Canons and Councelles were contented, that any Clergie man hauing a wife before his entring into his ministerie,1 might enioy the libertie of his marriage, so that he married not a widowe, or a knowen harlot, or kept a Concubine, or were twise married, nowe commeth in Pope Hildebrande, making Priestes Marriage to be heresie, and further enacting: That what soeuer Clerke, Deacon, or Minister had a wife, what so euer she was, (mayde or other) either before his orders, or after, should vtterly put her from him, or elles forsake his Ministerie. &c.
- 1Pope Hildebrand the greatest enemy to priests marriage.Pope Hildebrand the greatest enemye to priests mariage.
Although notwithstanding the greatest part of Ecclesiastical Ministers seeing this strange doctrine and proceedings (which Saint Paul expressly calleth the doctrine of Devils) did what they could to withstand the same.1