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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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The like order also was taken by the Lord with the priests of the old Testament, who although they were enjoined to withdraw themselves from their wives during the time of their priestly service: yet for avoiding fornication, they were permitted to have their wives notwithstanding. So that both their absenting from their wives served to sanctification, and their resorting again unto them, served to avoid adultery and fornication.
The like order also was taken by the Lorde with the priests of the old Testament, who although they were enioyned to withdraw themselues from their wiues duryng the tyme of their priestly seruice: yet for auoyding fornication, they were permitted to haue their wyues notwithstanding. So that both their absenting from their wyues serued to sanctification, and their resorting agayne vnto them, serued to auoid adultery and fornication.
But here our priestly prelates will object, that because they be continually conversant about the priestly function therefore a perpetual sanctification is of them specially required. Whereunto I answer.1
But here our priestly prelates will obiect, that bicause they be continually conuersant about the priestly function therfore a perpetuall sanctification is of them specially required. Whereunto I answer.1
- 1Objection of the Papists why Priests should li•e wives. Answer […] the obie•••.Obiectio• of the Papiste• why Priestes should li•e wiues. Answere 〈…〉 the obie.