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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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1As concerning therefore the origene of Monks, ye have heard how first they began of lay men only, leading a straiter life from the society of other persons, who then following the rule of S Benet, were called regulars & votaries, and yet all this while had nothing to do with any Ecclesiastical ministry, till the time of Pope Bonifacius the fourth an. 606. who then made a decree, that monks might use the office of preaching, of the christening, of hearing confessions and assoiling them of their sins, differing from priests only in this,2 that they were called Regulars, and priests were called Seculares, the monks were votaries, the priests had free liberty to have wives, till the time of Lanfranc and Anselm, as is aforesaid. Albeit Athanasius in his Epistle Ad Dracontium, witnesseth also, that he knew Monks in the old time and Bishops, which were married and had children. Furthermore, as ignorance & superstition with time increased, so the number and swarm of monks still more and more multiplied, in such sort, as not only they thrust out secular Priests from their houses, but also out of them were made, Popes, Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, to govern Churches. Of which nun ber began Austen the first Archbishop of the See of Cant. and the most part of all other Archbishops after him, until the time of the Conquest, and after.
1As concerning therfore the origene of Monks, ye haue heard how first they began of lay mē onely, leading a straiter life from the society of other persons, who then folowing the rule of S Benet, were called regulars & votaries, and yet all this while had nothing to do with any Ecclesiasticall ministery, til the time of Pope Bonifacius ye fourth an. 606. who then made a decree, that monkes might vse the office of preaching, of the christening, of hearing confessions and assoyling thē of their sinnes, differing from priestes onely in this,2 that they were called Regulares, and priestes were called Seculares, the monkes were votaries, the priestes had free liberty to haue wiues, til the time of Lanfranke and Anselme, as is aforesayd. Albeit Athanasius in his Epistle Ad Dracontium, witnesseth also, that he knewe Monkes in the olde time and Bishops, which were marryed and had children. Furthermore, as ignorance & superstition with time encreased, so the number and swarme of monkes still more and more multiplied, in such sort, as not onely they thrust out secular Priestes frō their houses, but also out of them were made, Popes, Cardinalles, Archbishops, and Bishops, to gouerne Churches. Of which nū ber began Austen the first Archbishop of the See of Cant. and the most part of all other Archbishops after him, vntill the time of the Conquest, and after.