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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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Then after Lanfranc, came Anselm into the See of Canterbury, who taking to him a stouter stomach,1 more fiercely and eagerly laboured this matter, in abrogating utterly the marriage of priests, Deacons, Subdeacons, and of the universal clergy, not permitting as Lanfranc did, Priests that had wives in villages and towns, to keep them still, but utterly commanding, and that under great pain, not only Priests and Deacons, but Subdeacons also (which is against the Council of Lateran) which were already married, to be separated,2 and that none should be received into order hereafter, without profession of perpetual chastity.
Then after Lanfranke, came Anselme into the See of Canterbury, who taking to him a stouter stomacke,1 more fiercelie and egerlie laboured this matter, in abrogating vtterly the mariage of priests, Deacons, Subdeacons, and of the vniuersall clergy, not permitting as Lanfranke did, Priests that had wiues in villages and townes, to keepe them still, but vtterly commanding, and that vnder great paine, not onelie Priests and Deacons, but Subdeacons also (which is against the Councell of Laterane) which were already maried, to be seperated,2 and that none should be receiued into order hereafter, without profession of perpetuall chastitie.
- 1Anselm Archb. of Canterbury a const••• doer […] Priests marriage.Anselme Archb. of Canterb••y a const••• doer 〈…〉 Priestes mariage.
- 2Concil. •a•teran. […] 14. De […] matrimo••• copulati.