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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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To this Campeius answered, what composition or bargain was betwixt the Bishop and them,1 he knew not: but surely the Act of the one was manifest, and needed no great trial in law of proving and confessing, and therefore they were sequestered and abandoned from the communion of the Church, ipso facto. As for the other sort of them, which keep harlots and concubines although (said he) it be not well done:2 yet doth it not excuse the enormity of their Marriage. Neither was he ignorant, but that it was the manner of the Bishops of Germany, for money to wink at Priests lemans, and the same also was evil done in deed: and farther, that the time should come, when they shall be called to an account for the same: but yet nevertheless it is not sufferable that Priests therefore should have wives. And if comparison should be made (said he) much greater offence it were, a Priest to have a wife, then to have and keep at home many harlots. His reason was this: For they that keep harlots (said he) as it is naught that they do,3 so do they acknowledge their sin: the other persuade themselves to do well, and so continue still without repentance, or conscience of their fact. All men (said he) can not be chaste, as John Baptist was: yet can it not be proved by any example, to be lawful for Priests professing chastity, to leave their single life, and to marry: no not the Greeks themselves, which in rites be differing from us, do give this liberty to their own Priests to marry: wherefore he prayed them to give their aid to the Bishop in this behalf.
To this Campeius aunswered, what composition or bargaine was betwixt the Bishop and thē,1 he knew not: but surely the Acte of the one was manifest, and needed no great triall in law of prouing and confessing, and therefore they were sequestred and abandoned from the communion of the Church, ipso facto. As for the other sorte of them, which keepe harlots and concubines although (said he) it be not well done:2 yet doth it not excuse the enormitie of their Mariage. Neither was he ignorant, but that it was the maner of the Bishops of Germany, for money to winke at Priests lemans, and the same also was euil done in deede: and farther, that the time should come, when they shall be called to an accompt for the same: but yet neuerthelesse it is not sufferable that Priestes therefore shoulde haue wiues. And if comparison should be made (sayd he) much greater offence it were, a Priest to haue a wife, then to haue and keepe at home many harlots. His reason was this: For they that keepe harlots (sayd he) as it is naught that they do,