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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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Thus Luther being egged and strained to dispute, whether he would or no,1 the question began to be propoū dead touching the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome: which supremacy Eckius did contend to be founded & grounded upon Gods law. M. Luther on the other side, denied not the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome above other churches, neither denied the same moreover to be universal over all churches: but only he affirmed it not to be instituted by Gods law. Upon this question the disputation did continue the space of 5. days. During all which season.2 Eckius very unhonestly & uncurteously demeaned himself, studying by all means how to bring his adversary into the hatred of the auditors, & into danger of the P. The reasons of Eckius were these. For so much as the church being a civill body, cannot be without an head,3 therefore as it standeth with Gods law, that other civill regiments should not be destitute of their head▪ so is it by Gods law requisite that the pope should be the head of the universal Church of Christ. To this M. Luther answered, that he confesseth & granteth the Church not to be headless, so long as Christ is alive, who is the only head of the Church, neither doth the Church require any other head beside him, for so much as it is a spiritual kingdom, not earthly: and he alleged for him the place of Collos. 1.4 Eckius again produced certain places out of Hierome and Cyprian, which made very little to prove the primacy of the P. to hold by gods law.5 As touching the testimony of Bernard neither was the authority of the author of any great force in this case, neither was the place alleged so greatly to the purpose.6
Thus Luther being egged and strayned to dispute, whether he would or no,1 the question began to be propoū ded touching the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome: whiche supremacy Eckius did contend to be founded & grounded vpon Gods law. M. Luther on the other side, denyed not the supremacie of the Byshoppe of Rome aboue other churches, neither denyed the same moreouer to be vniuersall ouer all churches: but onely he affirmed it not to be instituted by Gods lawe. Upon this questiō the disputation did continue the space of 5. dayes. During al which season.