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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. That auricular confession was not to be made to a priest.
2. That auricular confessiō was not to be made to a priest.
3. That no power is given of God to Priests of ministering sacraments, saying Mass, or other Divine service,1 more then to lay men.
3. That no power is geuen of God to Priestes of minystring sacramentes, saying Masse, or other Diuine seruice,1 more then to lay men.
- 1Their meaning was this: that Priests can claim no more virtue or high estate by their orders, then ca• a lay […].Their meaning was this: that Priestes can claime no more vertue or hye estate by their orders, then ca• a lay 〈…〉.
4. That the solemnisation of Matrimony is not necessary to salvation of soul, neither was instituted of God (for a Sacrament they meant)
4. That the solemnisation of Matrimony is not necessary to saluation of soule, neyther was instituted of God (for a Sacrament they meant)