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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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A complaint against Ecclesiastical judges, intermeddling with cases of the secular Court: but will not suffer their cases once to be touched of the other.
A complaint against Ecclesiastical iudges, intermedling with cases of the secular Court: but will not suffer their cases once to be touched of the other.
Moreover, the Ecclesiastical judges say,1 that in such case it is lawful for them to take profane matters in to their hands, if the civil magistrate be found negligent in executing of justice: but contrariwise they will not suffer that the like order should be kept with them, neither will they permit that in Ecclesiastical matters, any man may complain unto the civil Magistrate, for lack of justice, and require the administration of justice at his hand. Albeit, they do define all laws generally common, & determine how the Canon laws may help and assist the civil, and contrariwise the civil laws, the Canon.
MOreouer, the Ecclesiasticall iudges saye,1 that in suche case it is lawful for them to take prophane matters in to their hands, if the ciuil magistrate be found negligent in executing of iustice: but contrariwise they will not suffer yt the like order shoulde be kept with them, neither will they permit that in Ecclesiasticall matters, any man may complaine vnto the ciuil Magistrate, for lack of iustice, and require the administration of iustice at his hand. Albeit, they do define all lawes generally common, & determine howe the Canon lawes may help and assist the ciuil, and contrariwise the ciuil lawes, the Canon.
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