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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 came he to the place of S. Math. 16. Tues Petrus &c. Thou art Peter, 1and upon this rock I will build my Church &c. To this was answered, that this was a confession of faith, and that Peter there representeth the person of the whole universal Church, as Austen doth expound it.2 Also that Christ in that place meaneth himself to be the Rock, as is manifest to collect, both by his words and order of the sentence, and many other conjectures. ⟨p. 848⟩Likewise to the place of S. John. Pasce oves meas: Feed my sheep. 3Which words Eckius alleged properly and peculiarly to be spoken to Peter alone. Martin answered, that after these words spoken, equal authority was given to all the Apostles, where Christ sayeth unto them, Receive ye the holy Ghost: whose sins soever ye remit, they are remitted. &c. By these words (sayeth he) Christ assigning to them their office,4 doeth teach what is to feed, and what he ought to be that feedeth. After this Eckius came to the authority of the Council of Constance, alleging this amongst other articles, De necessitate salutis est, credere Rom. pontificem Occumenicum esse, That is, that it standeth upon necessity of our salvation to believe the Bishop of Rome to be supreme head of the Church:5 alleging moreover, that in the same Council was debated and discussed, that the general Council could not err. Whereunto Martin Luther again did answer discreetly, saying that all the articles which John Hus did hold in that Council, were not condemned for heretical: with much other matter more. Again, of what authority that Council of Constance is to be esteemed, that he left to other mens judgements. This is most certain (said he) that no Council hath such authority to make new articles of faith. Here M. Luther began to be cried out of by Eckius and his complices, for diminishing the authority of general Councils. Although in deed he mean nothing less, but ever laboured to confirm the authority of the same: yet was he called heretic & schismatic, and one of the Bohemians faction, with many other terms moe of reproachful contumely. Eckius then granted the authority of the Apostles to be equal: & yet not to follow thereby, the authority of all Bishops therefore to be equal: For between Apostleship and ministry (said he) there is great difference.