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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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In the which, amongst other things, it was first enjoined that all Ecclesiastical persons should themselves observe, and cause to be observed of other,1 all such Statutes as were made for the abolishing of the Bishop of Romes usurped power, and establishing of the kings supreme authority, and that they should every one four times in the year at the least, in their public sermons declare unto the people, that the one being most arrogantly usurped against the word of God, was now justly taken away, and the other (according to the very true meaning of the same word) was of most loyal duty only to be obeyed of all his graces subjects.
In the which, amongst other things, it was first enioined that all Ecclesiasticall persons should themselues obserue, and cause to be obserued of other,1 all such Statutes as were made for the abolishing of the Bishop of Romes vsurped power, and establishing of the kings supreme authority, and that they should euery one foure times in the yeare at the least, in theyr publick sermons declare vnto ye people, that the one being most arrogātly vsurped against the word of God, was now iustly taken away, and the other (according to ye very true meaning of the same worde) was of most loyall duety onely to be obeyed of all his graces subiectes.
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And again, that every the aforesaid ecclesiastical person (having cure) should preach,